Employees exercising stock options can now pledge shares for funds during trading window closures, thanks to a Sebi clarification. This provides regulatory comfort for bona fide transactions, aiding employees who rely on financing to exercise vested options. However, lenders invoking pledged shares will still face contra-trade restrictions.
US stocks today: S&P 500 ends down as AI worries hit chipmakers
U.S. markets closed lower as chip stocks declined on concerns the AI-driven rally may be overstretched. Losses in Micron and other semiconductor firms weighed on
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