Sebi norms on SME exchange soon

Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) would come up with guidelines for setting up stock exchanges exclusively for small and medium firms soon.

“Sebi is working on it. The norms are being finalised and would be released soon,” Finance Ministry sources said.

The market regulator has already floated the concept for setting up the exchange which will enable SMEs to raise capital from the primary market.

The exchange will help small enterprises that could not fulfil the trading requirements of the BSE and the NSE, raise capital, sources said. Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Secretary Dinesh Rai had earlier said there could be more than one exchange for the SMEs.

The BSE, NSE and the new entrant MCX Stock Exchange (MCX-SX) have shown interest in setting up a SME exchange.

There are over 2.91 crore units in MSME that accounts for 40 per cent of the industrial output of the country.