Mumbai, June 11 (IANS) India’s market regulator, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), on Thursday proposed a new mechanism to prevent the same stock from trading at significantly different prices across exchanges. The move is aimed at improving price discovery and liquidity, particularly in thinly traded shares.In a consultation paper, SEBI said that when a stock does not trade on one exchange but remains active on another, the inactive exchange should use the active exchange’s clo…
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New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) The government’s Offer for Sale (OFS) in National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) Limited was oversubscribed 3.47 times on the first day of bidding for non‑retail investors, and it exercised the entire 3 per cent greenshoe option, a regulatory filing said on Tuesday.The total stake on offer was raised to 6 per cent from the original 3 per cent. The sale, launched with a floor price of Rs 71 per share, will allocate shares on a price‑priority basis.Retail inv…
Mumbai, May 25 (IANS) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on Monday proposed a standardised framework for managing strike prices of options contracts to ensure contracts remain available close to prevailing market levels during sharp intraday volatility.The move is aimed at improving trading continuity and ease of doing business in derivatives markets, the market regulator said in a consultation paper.A strike price is a pre-determined price at which an options contract can be exer…
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on Thursday proposed a clean-up of regulations governing exchange‑traded derivatives to reduce compliance burden on stock exchanges and to simplify market processes.The regulator proposed merging, pruning and restructuring large parts of its master circulars covering equity, currency, interest rate and commodity derivatives to enhance ease of doing business for market infrastructure institutions, its consultation paper …
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on Thursday discontinued the Investor Risk Reduction Access (IRRA) platform with immediate effect, citing its redundancy amid improved technological resilience in the trading ecosystem.In a circular, SEBI said stock exchanges had informed the regulator that the IRRA platform had not been used by brokers since it became operational in October 2023.The regulator noted that a combination of stronger regulatory me…
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) As the new financial year gains momentum, taxpayers must stay alert to a series of important compliance deadlines scheduled throughout May 2026, with experts stressing that timely action is essential to avoid penalties and additional charges.The month begins with a crucial deadline on May 7, when taxpayers are required to deposit tax deducted at source and tax collected at source for April.Government offices making payments without a challan must credit the tax to the Cen…
Mumbai, Feb 6 (IANS) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has proposed to allow investors to set up standing instructions for systematic withdrawal plans (SWP) and systematic transfer plans (STP) for mutual fund units held in demat accounts, a facility currently available only for units held in the statement‑of‑account mode.Under the proposal, demat investors would be able to do one time registration of SWP or STP mandates with depositories or stock Exchanges, which removes the …
Mumbai, Jan 31 (IANS) India’s stock exchanges will hold a regular live trading session on the Union Budget 2026-27 on February 1, despite being a Sunday.Historically, Budget presentations were done on February 1 while markets have opened for trading even when the date fell on a weekend.Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Union Budget 2026‑27 at 11 am in the Lok Sabha on February 1.The National Stock Exchange said in a circular that “On account of the presentation of the Unio…
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) ICICI Lombard General Insurance said on Saturday that a designated employee “inadvertently” uploaded draft Q3 FY26 financial figures to his personal WhatsApp status.However, the firm said that upon becoming aware of this incident within an hour, the designated person deleted the above WhatsApp Status from the phone.”We would like to inform you that a designated person of the Company inadvertently uploaded certain information pertaining to an unaudited draft financial res…
Mumbai, Jan 10 (IANS) Markets regulator Securities and Exchanges Board of India (SEBI) has proposed a comprehensive overhaul of trading‑related rules at stock exchanges to consolidate overlapping provisions and ease compliance for market participants.The consultation paper recommended merging overlapping provisions on trading, price bands, circuit breakers, bulk and block deal disclosures, call auctions and liquidity enhancement schemes, according to an official statement.The regulator propose…