https://v2.webnotes.in/tags/market-halt/Recent content in Market Halt on WebNotesHugoen-INWed, 20 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://v2.webnotes.in/market-wide-circuit-breakers/Wed, 20 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://v2.webnotes.in/market-wide-circuit-breakers/<p><strong>Market-wide circuit breakers</strong> are index-level triggers that pause the entire equity market on extreme moves. They prevent disorderly trading during major events.</p> <h2 id="trigger-levels">Trigger levels</h2> <table> <thead> <tr> <th>Trigger</th> <th>Pause duration</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>10% index move (Nifty 50 or Sensex)</td> <td>45-minute trading halt</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15% move</td> <td>105-minute halt</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20% move</td> <td>Trading halted for the rest of the day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>The triggers apply both ways (up or down).</p> <h2 id="historical-activations">Historical activations</h2> <ul> <li><strong>March 2020 COVID-19 crash:</strong> Multiple circuit triggers.</li> <li><strong>2008 financial crisis:</strong> Multiple triggers.</li> <li><strong>Other rare events</strong> since 1999 when the framework was introduced.</li> </ul> <p>In normal markets, circuit breakers rarely trigger.</p>