NSE Clearing Limited revises Market Wide Position Limits (MWPL) and participant, institutional client, and non-institutional client position limits for Securities and ETFs under the Securities Lending and Borrowing Scheme (SLBS) for May 2026.
Impact
Medium
Severity
Low
Justification
Routine monthly revision of SLBS position limits effective May 2026. Operationally significant for SLBS participants and custodians managing lending/borrowing positions across a broad universe of securities and ETFs, but represents no policy change.
NSE has issued a revised list of securities eligible under the Securities Lending and Borrowing Scheme (SLBS), containing over 214 symbols including major indices ETFs and large-cap stocks.
Impact
Medium
Severity
Medium
Justification
This circular updates the eligible securities list for SLBS, which affects traders and investors who use the lending and borrowing mechanism. It is a routine periodic update with broad market coverage spanning 200+ securities including large-caps, mid-caps, and ETFs, making it relevant to a wide participant base but not urgent or restrictive in nature.
NSE has revised the Market Wide Position Limits (MWPL) and participant/client limits for securities and ETFs under the Securities Lending and Borrowing Scheme (SLBS), effective for the current period.
Impact
Medium
Severity
Medium
Justification
Routine periodic revision of SLBS position limits across a broad set of securities and ETFs. Affects participants engaged in securities lending/borrowing but does not represent a structural policy change.
NSE Clearing Limited releases the revised list of securities available for transactions under the Securities Lending and Borrowing Scheme (SLBS) for April 2026, containing over 175+ eligible securities.
Impact
Medium
Severity
Low
Justification
Routine monthly update to the SLBS eligible securities list effective April 2026, relevant to participants and custodians engaged in securities lending and borrowing. Impacts a broad universe of stocks but is a standard periodic revision rather than a structural change.
NSE circular specifying Market Wide Position Limits (MWPL) and trading limits for TM, FII/FPI Category I & II, and Mutual Funds across F&O eligible securities effective March 2026.
Impact
High
Severity
Medium
Justification
Routine periodic MWPL update affecting all F&O market participants including trading members, FIIs/FPIs, and mutual funds; high impact due to mandatory position limit compliance obligations across a large number of actively traded securities.
NSE revises the strike scheme for stock options, updating step values and number of strikes for multiple securities effective April 1, 2026. Members must load updated contract.gz file before trading.
Impact
Medium
Severity
Medium
Justification
Operational update affecting derivatives traders who trade stock options; requires technical action (loading updated contract.gz) before April 1, 2026. Impacts multiple large-cap and mid-cap stocks but is a routine periodic revision rather than a structural market change.
BSE announces demat auction for Settlement No. 837 dated 12 March 2026, listing securities from multiple companies subject to auction due to short delivery or non-delivery.
Impact
Medium
Severity
Medium
Justification
Routine demat auction notice affecting a broad set of 86 securities across various sectors. Notable quantities include SPICEJET (883,228 shares), ROYAL INDIA (122,593 shares), EVEXIA LIFECARE (47,197 shares), and FERTILIZERS (24,008 shares), which may have moderate price impact on those specific counters.
BSE Demat Auction 837 lists securities scheduled for auction settlement on 12 March 2026, covering 86 scrips across various sectors with quantities ranging from 1 to over 883,000 shares.
Impact
Medium
Severity
Medium
Justification
Routine demat auction notice affecting 86 scrips; largest quantity is SpiceJet (883,228 shares) which may draw attention, but overall this is a standard settlement operation.
BSE Demat Auction No. 837 listing securities and quantities to be auctioned for settlement on 12 March 2026, covering approximately 70 scrips across various sectors.
Impact
Medium
Severity
Medium
Justification
Routine demat auction notice affecting ~70 scrips. Notable large quantities include SPICEJET (883,228), ROYALINDIA (122,593), EVEXIA (47,197), and FERTILIZERS (24,008). Standard settlement operation with no systemic risk.
BSE announces Demat Auction No. 827 for Settlement dated 25/02/2026, listing securities put up for auction due to non-delivery, covering over 90 scrips across various sectors.
Impact
Medium
Severity
Medium
Justification
Routine BSE demat auction notice for settlement 827. While it involves many large-cap scrips (ITC with 164,800 shares, Reliance with 10,030 shares, Indian Renewable Energy with 62,100 shares), demat auctions are standard market operations for resolving non-delivery obligations and do not indicate regulatory or policy changes.