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SEBI’s new closing norms leave markets to catch up

The regulator’s shift to an auction-based close was meant to curb manipulation and mirror global markets. Instead, it has run into thin participation that is only amplifying distortions and volatility.

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SEBI’s new closing norms leave markets to catch up

The regulator’s shift to an auction-based close was meant to curb manipulation and mirror global markets. Instead, it has run into thin participation that is only amplifying distortions and volatility.

5 August, 2026•9 min

0

5 August, 2026•9 min

0

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...

SEBI’s new closing norms leave markets to catch up

More in Business

Story image

The Biyanis take another shot at modern retail with Broadway

Story image

The Biyanis take another shot at modern retail with Broadway

After building and then losing India’s biggest retail empire, Kishore Biyani and family are now scripting a discreet retail comeback with departmental store Broadway. Can they get the economics right this time around?

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India’s one-sided leverage trading is a spooky business

India’s one-sided leverage trading is a spooky business

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Fractal Analytics wants to get paid for results that nobody can predict

Fractal Analytics wants to get paid for results that nobody can predict

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HUL recovers under Priya Nair but it needs better volumes

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Dubai’s financial hub posts record numbers, despite the Iran war

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