Sebi weighs direct market access for foreigners

Sebi officials and market participants at last week’s meeting underscored the need to expand the investor base for Indian risk assets, despite a near-five-fold surge in local investor accounts to 190 million in February 2025, from about 39 million six years ago. Sebi officials and market participants at last week’s meeting underscored the need to expand the investor base for Indian risk assets, despite a near-five-fold surge in local investor accounts to 190 million in February 2025, from about 39 million six years ago.  Economic Times