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29 April, 2025
BSE sees derivatives expiry; markets volatile, rupee weakens despite equity inflows and easing tensions.
The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) is set to witness its monthly derivatives expiry today (April 29th, 2025) with biggest activity expected in its Sensex and Bankex contracts. Despite being late to the derivatives industry, industry sources claim that BSE has significantly grown its market share and now controls nearly 25% of the market.
The BSE offers derivatives on its benchmark indices, Sensex and Bankex with Sensex accounting for about 90% of the trading volume. In contrast to the National Stock Exchange (NSE), which has its expiry sessions on Thursdays both indices have weekly and monthly expiries on Tuesdays. Although retail investors and foreign institutional investors (FIIs) also make significant contributions, proprietary traders still account for almost half of the total volumes in the BSE's derivatives market.
Due to a variety of international cues, Indian markets began the day on a shaky note in terms of stocks. The NSE Nifty 50 increased 61.50 points, or 0.25%, to trade at 24,390 as of 10 AM, while the BSE Sensex had gained 212.48 points, or 0.26%, to reach 80,430.85. However, the initial gains were short-lived as indices declined due to profit-booking. The Nifty was unchanged at 24,331 at mid-morning, but the Sensex had reverted to negative territory, dropping 73 points to 80,145.
The Nifty MidCap and Nifty SmallCap indices increased by 0.5% and 0.8%, respectively, reflecting the stronger performance of broader markets. The India VIX, a measure of volatility, rose 2%, indicating a rise in uncertainty. The Indian rupee started out worse down 5 paise to 85.08 against the US dollar despite positive equities inflows and a drop in global tensions. The short spike on Monday was the highest since December 20, 2024.