Will Nifty & Sensex continue to diverge? What new stock market timings, closing auction session mean

At the start of the new month, confusion has ensued for stock market investors as a new mechanism for closing and revised timings has left traders scrambling to adapt. From August 3, 2026, the closing timings of different segments of the market have seen a split, resulting in key benchmarks Nifty50 and BSE Sensex seeing a rare divergence in the Monday closing session.

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