The regulator’s board, which will meet on September 30, will also clear a proposal to bring buying and selling by mutual funds under insider trading rules; they are currently excluded. The move comes in the wake of the Franklin Templeton episode in which some executives were accused of insider trading.
Rs 23,000 crore outflows! Is the September FII rout indicating a worse end to 2026?
Foreign investors have resumed selling Indian equities in September, with FPI outflows crossing Rs 23,000 crore through September 19. Higher crude prices, elevated US bond