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India runs two national securities markets side by side: a large exchange-traded equity market and a government securities market intermediated by the central bank. The securities regulator is the Securities and Exchange Board of India, established under the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992, an Act of Parliament numbered 15 of 1992 and deemed to have come into force on the 30th day of January, 1992. Its statutory purpose is to protect the interests of investors in securities and to promote the development of, and to regulate, the securities market. SEBI licenses and supervises the market infrastructure institutions, which it names as NSE, BSE, ICCL, NCL, CDSL and NSDL: two exchanges, two clearing corporations and two depositories.
The rulebook is regulation-led rather than statute-led, and it changes often. Continuing obligations for a listed company sit in the Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements Regulations, 2015, last amended on July 14, 2026. Primary issuance sits in the Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements Regulations 2018, last amended on March 21, 2026. Control transactions sit in the Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers Regulations, 2011, last amended on December 5, 2025, and dealing by insiders in the Prohibition of Insider Trading Regulations, 2015. Foreign access runs through registration under the Foreign Portfolio Investors Regulations, 2019, last amended on July 07, 2026; SEBI and the infrastructure institutions also publish a dedicated India Market Access website for current and prospective FPIs.
Government debt is a separate world with its own plumbing. The Reserve Bank of India issues and services central government paper, and its Public Debt Office acts as registry and depository. Treasury bills are zero coupon instruments issued at a discount in three tenors, 91 day, 182 day and 364 day. Cash Management Bills, introduced in 2010 with the first set issued on May 12, 2010, cover temporary cash mismatches at tenors shorter than 91 days. Dated securities generally run from 5 years to 40 years and pay a coupon half yearly; state governments issue only dated paper, called State Development Loans.
Auctions take competitive bids from banks, primary dealers, mutual funds and insurers, with a minimum bid of Rs 10,000 and multiples of Rs 10,000. Retail buyers bid on a non competitive basis through an aggregator, capped at a maximum of five percent of the aggregate nominal amount within the notified amount, and no more than Rupees Two crore per security per auction. Secondary trading runs on the anonymous order matching system NDS OM, which matches on price and time priority and carries separate screens for central paper, state loans and bills.
Private capital is now large enough to matter to public market pricing. SEBI’s cumulative net figures as at the end of March 31, 2026 show alternative investment funds with commitments raised of Rs 16,94,262 crore, funds raised of Rs 7,02,723 crore and investments made of Rs 6,76,365 crore, with Category II funds accounting for Rs 12,74,300 crore of the commitments. GSN covers Indian listed company disclosure, SEBI rulemaking and enforcement, primary issuance and the RBI managed government bond market.
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This overview is based on the official documents listed below, last checked 2026-09-03. Figures are as stated in those documents.
Yatra Online said Magna Holdings Ltd. has commenced an unsolicited offer for up to 20,000,000 ordinary shares at $1.10 each, and urged shareholders to take no action yet.
ReNew Energy Global reported first quarter fiscal 2027 total income of INR 47,864 million and net profit of INR 5,953 million, with commissioned capacity up 17% to about 13.1 GW.
Zoomcar said stockholders approved an increase in authorised common stock, a broad reverse stock split range and a warrant exchange, alongside a fourth private placement closing.
KEC International said it had won orders of Rs. 1,063 crores, including a 24 lakh sq. ft. residential project and a 400 kV transmission line in Africa, lifting year to date intake past Rs. 6,300 crore.
MakeMyTrip said its wholly owned Indian arm has confidentially pre-filed a draft red herring prospectus with SEBI and the two main Indian exchanges for a Main Board listing.
Sify Technologies reported first quarter fiscal 2026-27 revenue of INR 12,352 Million, adjusted EBITDA up 42% to INR 3,005 Million and capital expenditure of INR 6,708 Million.
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