The National Stock Exchange, through a circular, has decided to exclude 50 stocks from the Futures & Options segment. Most of the stocks were seen under pressure in today's trading session.
These firms, including Alok Textiles, Arvind, Ballarpur Industries, Bata India, Gateway, GNFC, Jet Airways, MindTree, NDTV, Network 18, Reliance Industrial Infrastructure, S. Kumars, Strides Arcolab, TVS Motor, UTV Software and Wockhardt. Traders will not be able to trade in F&O segment in these stocks after the expiry of contracts for existing months.
With the board of the Securities and Exchange Board of India, SEBI, divided on the issue related to its lawful right to inspect if the committee appointed to look into the National Securities and Depository Limited (NSDL) matter, it was decided on Monday that an independent legal opinion will be sought. 
Market regulator Security and Exchange Board of India plans to introduce new derivative products like lower-value contracts on individual stocks in the domestic derivative market in a bid to encourage retail investors in the option and future market. 
Market regulator, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has banned vice-chairman and joint managing director, First Global, Shankar Sharma from dealing in securities for one year on allegation of manipulation of shares of some companies in 2001, leading to decline in credibility of stock exchange and erosion of investor's confidence. 
