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Sebi refutes MSCI's claim of India being a 'restrictive' market

Access to domestic bourses not 'restrictive', markets regulator replies to global index provider's note

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Pavan Burugula Mumbai
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has refuted global index provider MSCI’s claim of India being a “restrictive” market for offshore investors.

MSCI had, in May, put India on notice for limiting access to investors using offshore platforms. The move came after domestic exchanges snapped licensing and data-sharing arrangements with global bourses to put an end to offshore trading in domestic products.

According to sources, the market regulator has responded to a note floated by MSCI, emphasising upon the initiatives taken by Sebi and the government to improve ease of doing business for overseas investors.

Investors tracking MSCI indices use the