Play time for big boys ; The fear that short selling by institutional investors may tank an already depressed market may not come true after all.

From: Business Today | Date: May 4, 2008| Author: | Copyright information

When the opening bell rings on the stock exchanges across the country on April 21, it will signal not just the start of another trading day but also the coming of age of the Indian capital markets. That day will see the reintroduction of short selling by institutional investors, albeit in a modified form, after a gap of seven years.

Though the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) announcement on allowing institutional investors to short sell was made last year and even included in the 2007-08 Budget proposals, it has taken the market watchdog more than a year to come out with ...

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