SEBI clarifies short-selling regulations, India-New Zealand FTA, & more - Groww Digest

Monday, 22 December 2025

Groww Digest

Dec 22, 2025

Markets opened above Friday’s closing point.

All sectors’ stocks rose today except for the consumer durables stocks. IT stocks and chemicals stocks rose the most.

Global markets: US markets and Asian markets rose. Most European markets fell (as of 6 pm IST).

News

India’s core infrastructure output grew 1.8% year-on-year in November (vs -0.1% in Oct). Coal, cement, steel, and fertiliser sectors saw a growth while crude oil, natural gas, petroleum refinery products, and electricity fell.
India and New Zealand concluded the negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with reduction in tariffs on Indian goods and new opportunities for various sectors.
SEBI has clarified that there is no change in the existing regulatory framework for short selling, dismissing recent media reports suggesting new rules would take effect from Dec.

Stocks Updates

Adani Energy: a company subsidiary incorporated ‘ATSOL Global IFSC Ltd’ as a step-down subsidiary in GIFT City to operate a global treasury centre.
Samvardhana Motherson: approved the acquisition of Germany-based ‘Nexans Autoelectric’s’ global wiring harness business for around 207 million Euros.
Vodafone Idea: received a GST order imposing a Rs 4.16 crore (penalty) over input tax credit issues, which the company will challenge.
Varun Beverages: approved the acquisition of South Africa’s Twizza for around Rs 1,119 crore to expand its non-alcoholic beverage business.
NHPC: declared commercial operation of Unit-2 (250 MW) of the 2000 MW Subansiri Lower Hydro Electric Project, effective from 23 Dec.

Word of the Day

Delisting

It happens when a company’s shares are removed from a stock exchange.

After this, the company shares are no longer traded on that exchange.

There are two types of delisting:

-Voluntary delisting: When the company exits the stock market on its own. It may operate as a private organisation after this.

-Involuntary delisting: When a company’s shares are delisted by SEBI, due to reasons like rule violations.

Investors have to sell the share after it is delisted. In most voluntary cases, the company offers to buyback shares from investors at a fixed price.

6 Day Course

Theme: candlesticks
Day 1: Monday

You would have often seen green/red bars on the screens of traders.

Many wonder what these are, and how they are used to understand what’s happening in the markets.

The most common chart is called ‘candlesticks’.

Observe a candlestick, it tells you what happened to a price in a day — where it started, where it ended, how high it went, and how low it fell.

A single candlestick is just that, but put a series of candlesticks together and it’s a story.

It shows a tug of war between buyers and sellers and tells who is stronger.

This week, we’ll delve into how candlesticks collectively make trends, how traders/investors use different time-frames on candlesticks to make decisions.