What happens when my shorting position doesn't get sqared off due to the stock hitting upper circuit?

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I shorted a stock today(used almost all of my funds) and that trade turned negative and i was short of INR 800 to buy back and close my position and so i couldn’t buyback and my position also didn’t get sqaured off, so what happens now? how do i close my position?

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This will help😶

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You don’t require additional funds to square-off an open position. Also, all open intraday positions will be squared off automatically by the system after 3.20pm. Did this stock hit upper circuit? Which stock is this?

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@Srinivas Aries Agro, yeah it hit the Upper Circuit. I thought it’s going to go down after so much of positive increase, but i was damn wrong. If my stock goes to auction, what price would i have to pay? i know it’s in the range of +20 of previous close to -20 but what’s the usual price percentage people have to pay in auction, like could you estimate how much extra would i have to pay?

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