{"id":917541,"date":"2026-07-04T21:22:24","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T02:22:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/04\/india-markets-regulator-reinstates-open-market-buybacks-tightens-rules-for-officials\/"},"modified":"2026-07-04T21:22:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T02:22:24","slug":"india-markets-regulator-reinstates-open-market-buybacks-tightens-rules-for-officials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/04\/india-markets-regulator-reinstates-open-market-buybacks-tightens-rules-for-officials\/","title":{"rendered":"India Markets Regulator Reinstates Open Market Buybacks, Tightens Rules for Officials"},"content":{"rendered":"<div> <main><\/p>\n<section>\n<div id=\"6a3538fb4005d907757c1e8a\">\n<p><time datetime=\"2026-06-19T18:15:16\">Updated 19 June 2026 at 18:15 IST<\/time><\/p>\n<header><\/header>\n<h2>The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has approved the re-introduction of share buybacks directly through stock exchanges starting August 1, limiting the window to 66 working days with strict promoter lock-in safeguards.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<figure><img src=\"https:\/\/img.republicworld.com\/all_images\/sebi-has-proposed-easing-reporting-requirements-for-stock-brokers-and-extending-similar-relief-to-primary-dealers-1770988631229-16_9.webp?w=1280&#038;h=720&#038;q=75&#038;format=webp\" alt=\"SEBI \" title=\"India Markets Regulator Reinstates Open Market Buybacks, Tightens Rules for Officials\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" fetchpriority=\"high\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\"><\/figure><figcaption>SEBI  | Image:<br \/>\n            Reuters<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div id=\"descwithads\">\n<div>\n<p>India&#8217;s markets regulator on Friday approved the re-introduction of share buybacks through stock exchanges, effective August 1, limiting the duration to 66 working days and allowing trades in the regular market without a dedicated buyback window.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) also approved safeguards such as requiring promoter shares be locked in during buybacks and prohibiting transactions that would breach the minimum 25% public float requirement.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Companies would still be required to \u200bdeploy at least 40% of the earmarked buyback amount \u200bin the first half of the offer period, the regulator added.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>SEBI approved additional measures including the voluntary adoption of a stricter code of conduct for senior officials, requiring them to either liquidate or freeze their equity holdings on joining and refrain from trading while in office.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The move comes after the regulator reviewed its rules following conflict-of-interest allegations by the now-closed Hindenburg Research against former chief Madhabi Puri Buch over links to the Adani group, which was under investigation.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Buch and the Adani group denied the allegations.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>SEBI also approved allowing mutual funds to use intraday borrowing, expanding the scope of such facilities and positioning them as a wider cash management tool for fund houses.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>  <\/main>   <\/div>\n<p> Thomson Reuters <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.republicworld.com\/business\/india-markets-regulator-reinstates-open-market-buybacks-tightens-rules-for-officials-2026-06-19-129080\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Updated 19 June 2026 at 18:15 IST The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has approved the re-introduction of share buybacks directly through stock exchanges starting August 1, limiting the window to 66 working days with strict promoter lock-in safeguards. 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