Following an earlier consultation paper, SEBI has approved the trading of commodity index futures on relevant local exchanges.
June 19, 2019Mutual funds will be allowed to trade exchange-traded commodity derivatives, but cannot invest in physical goods, except through gold ETFs.
May 23, 2019Overseas investors may get access to mainland stock index futures under the QFII and RQFII programmes. No details revealed about quota arrangements.
April 4, 2019TOCOM will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of JPX, and together they will launch a consolidated exchange for stocks, financial and commodity derivatives by September 2020.
March 29, 2019JPX and TOCOM plan to merge this year to create an all-in-one bourse that handles both stocks and commodity futures, but challenges will remain even after a final agreement is reached.
March 22, 2019The entry of funds into commodity derivatives is expected hasten the development of and attract long-term liquidity to India’s commodities markets.
March 5, 2019At its latest board meeting, SEBI approved a plan to allow mutual funds to create segregated portfolios for assets experiencing credit events, among a number of other proposals.
December 13, 2018NSE is the second stock exchange in India to offer commodity trading; licensing agreement will see the exchange use LSE prices for settling various commodity futures contracts.
October 15, 2018Trading limits will be based on foreign investors' actual exposure to India’s commodity markets, which needs to be verified and monitored by brokers and exchanges.
October 10, 2018Foreign investors with direct exposure to commodities can trade commodity derivatives in India. BSE and NSE to start offering commodity derivatives from 1 October.
September 20, 2018