Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Press Release PR No. 85/2025, dated December 21, 2025, clarifies that there are no changes to the existing regulatory framework for short selling, despite a media article incorrectly reporting changes to be applicable from December 22, 2025. Contact the Communications Division at SEBI Bhavan, Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra (E), Mumbai - 400 051. Tel: +91-22-26449000, email: press@sebi.gov.in, website: www.sebi.gov.in.
Key Entities Referenced
Securities and Exchange Board of India: The primary regulator addressing the clarification.
Short selling framework: The regulatory framework that is the subject of the clarification.
Mumbai: Location of SEBI headquarters.
PR No. 85/2025
Clarification on a news item
SEBI has come across a media article incorrectly reporting about changes in short
selling framework which would become applicable from December 22, 2025.
In this context SEBI expressly clarifies that there is no change in the existing regulatory
framework for short selling. The question of any change in this framework from
tomorrow, as reported incorrectly by the media story, therefore, does not arise.
Mumbai
December 21, 2025
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