SEBI has taken several measures to deepen cash market: Chairman TK Pandey

SEBI Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey said on Friday that the capital market regulator has undertaken several measures aimed at strengthening the country's cash market. Its objective, he said, is to strengthen the bond market as well as the securities lending and borrowing (SLBM) segment.

Speaking about foreign portfolio investor (FPI) registrations, the SEBI chief said that the registration process will be fully digitalised.

He also said that a consultation paper on FPI netting could be released soon.

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Netting refers to a proposed operational framework where FPIs can offset their trade positions against each other, rather than settling each transaction individually.

Emphasising that the country's capital markets are no longer merely supporting economic growth, he said they are increasingly shaping the quality, resilience and inclusiveness of that growth.

The market watchdog may release a circular on the closing auction session later in the day, according to sources.

Pandey was speaking at SAMVAD 2026, a symposium on the securities market organised in Mumbai by SEBI and NISM in association with stock exchanges NSE and BSE, and depositories NSDL and CDSL.

The objective of the 2026 symposium is to foster discussion on the way forward for the domestic securities market.