Biggest ever single day absolute point fall for Sensex, Nifty, CNX Midcap. Second biggest fall was on May 18, 2006 when Sensex fell 826 points. Sensex ends down 1408 points at 17605 while Nifty ends down 496.5 points at 5209. In large cap, RIL was down 9.3%, ONGC was down 7.9%, NTPC was down 14%, Bharti Airtel was down 5.2%. CNX Midcap was down 11.5% while BSE Small Cap was down 10%. BSE Metal Index was down 13.3%, in which Jindal Steel was down 27%, SAIL was down 13%, Tata Steel was down 8%. BSE Realty Index was down 12.8%, in which Parsvnath was down 30%, IVR Prime was down 29% and HDIL was down 28%. Losers were Essar Oil, down 32%, Nagarjuna Fertilizers, down 31%, Oswal Chemicals, WWIL, down 31%. NSE Advance Decline ratio stood at 9: 1200. Another Black Monday: Biggest falls in the Indian stock market history: May 18, 2006: Sensex down 826 pts (6.76%) April 28, 1992: Sensex down 570 pts (12.77%) May 17, 2004: Black Monday. Sensex down by 565 pts FNO Snapshot: Stock Futures saw largest Open Interest Unwinding ever; shed 12 crore shares in OI (prov). Lack of buying interest causes unwinding to take prices significantly lower. 55 F&O stocks below 20%. 150 F&O stocks at or below 10%. 217 stocks shed OI. Nifty added 36 lakh shares in OI (prov). Huge short buildup, some day end covering. Nifty Turnover at 37% (approx) of total F&O Turnover. Total F&O Turnover at Rs 82241 cr vs Rs 72852 cr on 18th Jan. Biggest Losers: Essar Oil: down 32.3%; sheds 4.5 lakh shares Biggest Unwinding:
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