For three weeks, 24,000 was the floor. On expiry day it cracked. The Nifty held till 11:30, then let go straight through 24,000 and closed at the low — 23,824.10, down 278.80 (−1.16%), seven stocks up and forty-three down. The level you were buying is now the level you have to sell into.

Today's read, all the numbers in one place:

• Tue close: Nifty 23,824.10 (−278.80, −1.16%), range 23,784.95–24,135.50. Sensex 76,200.68 (−893.39, −1.16%). IT and metals led the fall — Infosys −3.36%, TCS −3.16%, Tata Steel −2.66%. Only four Nifty names green.

• The why: global, not domestic. Korea fell ~10% Monday (circuit-breaker, chip rout), US Nasdaq −2% overnight, an everything-selloff with gold and crypto down too.

• Flows: FII cash net FLAT (+₹18 Cr) on a 279-point down day; DII bought ₹680 Cr. The fall came through i ...