NSE says its electricity futures emerge as key price benchmark in India’s power market

NSE says its electricity futures emerge as key price benchmark in India’s power market

The National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) said on Tuesday that its electricity futures contracts are fast emerging as a benchmark reference for price discovery in the country’s power market, underscoring the growing maturity and integration of India’s energy trading ecosystem. NSE said that in a recent reverse auction conducted by a major utility for … Read more

SEBI to comprehensively review short selling and SLBM frameworks: Tuhin Kanta Pandey

SEBI to comprehensively review short selling and SLBM frameworks: Tuhin Kanta Pandey

Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI) chief Tuhin Kanta Pandey has said that the capital markets regulator will comprehensively review short selling and securities lending and borrowing mechanism (SLBM), after acknowledging that the system remains underdeveloped compared with other jurisdictions. Speaking at the CNBC TV-18 Global Leadership Summit, Pandey said, “An active SLBM scheme is … Read more

Sebi plans to expand non-benchmark indices like Bankex, Banknifty and Finnifty

Sebi plans to expand non-benchmark indices like Bankex, Banknifty and Finnifty

Mumbai: The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has proposed changes to non-benchmark indices, the Bankex, Banknifty and Finnifty, by expanding the weights of individual stocks within these indices. The regulator has decided to expand both the Bankex and Finnifty indices by adjusting the weights of individual stocks within these indices. It has capped … Read more

IPO-bound Groww launches commodities trading services on platform

IPO-bound Groww launches commodities trading services on platform

Stock broker Groww on Thursday rolled out commodities trading on its platform, as it continues diversifying its wealth and capital markets offerings. Groww customers with active trading accounts can trade in commodities such as crude oil, gold, silver and natural gas through the Metropolitan Stock Exchange from 9 am to 11:30 pm, according to information … Read more

Sebi chief urges public interest directors to uphold governance integrity at MIIs

Sebi chief urges public interest directors to uphold governance integrity at MIIs

Markets regulator Sebi chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey on Wednesday called on public interest directors (PIDs) to ensure that the “public interest” perspective remains central to all key decisions taken by the governing boards of market infrastructure institutions (MIIs). Speaking at the Public Interest Directors Conclave 2025, Pandey emphasised that MIIs must ensure all interventions made … Read more

Sebi extends deadline to Jan 2026 to disclose allocation methodology by angel funds

Sebi extends deadline to Jan 2026 to disclose allocation methodology by angel funds

Markets regulator Sebi on Wednesday extended the timeline to January 31, 2026, for disclosing the allocation methodology by angel funds in their Private Placement Memorandum (PPM). Earlier, the deadline was October 15. “Based on representation from the AIF industry requesting additional time to meet this requirement, it has been decided to extend the said timeline … Read more

Reliance Power shares soar 15%. Here’s what is fuelling the rally

Reliance Power shares soar 15%. Here’s what is fuelling the rally

Shares of Reliance Power gained as much as 15% to their day’s high of Rs 50.75 on the NSE on Friday, October 10, amid renewed buying interest and strong volumes. Data showed that around 7 crore equity shares of the company changed hands, compared to its one-week and one-month average trading volumes of 2 crore … Read more

Sebi chairman warns retail investors against speculative trading in derivatives

Sebi chairman warns retail investors against speculative trading in derivatives

Sebi chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey on Monday said retail investors should avoid speculative trading in derivatives, underscoring the risks associated with these products. “Sebi studies have consistently shown that retail investors trading in derivatives end up facing losses, often because they do not fully understand the risk in these products,” Sebi chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey … Read more

Sebi rolls out validated UPI handles to safeguard investors from cyber frauds

Sebi rolls out validated UPI handles to safeguard investors from cyber frauds

In order to safeguard investors from cyber frauds, the market regulator, Sebi has rolled out a new sub-system of UPI – “Validated UPI handles” have been enabled for securities market, Tuhin Kanta Pandey, Chairman, SEBI said in Kautilya Economic Conclave 2025. According to the chairman, along with the “SEBI Check” facility, any investor can easily … Read more

Sebi confirms market ban on Synoptics Tech, promoters for IPO fund diversion

Sebi confirms market ban on Synoptics Tech, promoters for IPO fund diversion

Capital markets regulator Sebi on Friday said Synoptics Technologies and its promoters will remain barred from the securities market till the outcome of a probe in a case of alleged siphoning off IPO proceeds. The company’s promoters are Jatin Shah, Jagmohan Manilal Shah and Janvi Jatin Shah have also been debarred by the regulator. “I…hereby … Read more