(Reuters) – Shares of Indian brokerages fell on Thursday after the markets regulator tightened rules for trading in derivatives.
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on Tuesday lowered the number of weekly options contracts available to trade for investors to one per exchange and raised the minimum trading amount by nearly three times. The changes will be implemented on Nov. 20.
Discount brokers 5Paisa Capital and larger peer Angel One were among the biggest losers, dropping 2.7% and 3.3%, respectively.
Indian stock exchanges were closed on Wednesday for a local holiday.
The measures will hit discount brokers that have a large clientele of retail traders the most, as well as exchanges, Jefferies said in a note.
(Reporting by Nandan Mandayam in Bengaluru; Editing by Mrigank Dhaniwala)
Disclaimer: This report is auto generated from the Reuters news service. ThePrint holds no responsibilty for its content.