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.
Bitcoin trades at $79,000, next week’s US inflation data to test rate-cut hopes and crypto valuations
Bitcoin hovered near $79,000 as investors awaited US inflation data for clues on Federal Reserve policy. Softer inflation could revive rate-cut hopes, while hotter data