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Sebi bans 7 individuals in ₹20 crore social media stock manipulation case
Capital markets regulator Sebi has barred seven individuals from securities markets for allegedly running a coordinated pump-and-dump scheme across social media platforms and making unlawful gains of over Rs 20.25 crore. Apart from the debarment, the regulator has also directed finfluencer Hemant Gupta and his sons, Rohan Gupta and Aniket Gupta, to immediately cease and desist from offering unregistered research analyst services or from portraying themselves as research analysts. In a 234-page interim order passed on May 22, Sebi alleged that Hemant, Rohan and Aniket acted as "Operators" who first accumulated positions in thinly traded SME stocks and later circulated bullish stock recommendations on social media platforms to inflate prices, before selling their holdings at a profit. Four other family members Sharon, Leana, Rajani and Purvangi Gupta allegedly facilitated the operation by allowing the use of their trading accounts or by executing trades on the operators' instruction
Top Gainers & losers on May 22: JSW Cement, Honasa Consumer, Tata Comm, Sammaan Capital, Trent among top gainers
On May 22, markets showed mixed results with the Nifty 50 gaining 0.40% and Sensex rising 0.36%. While Nifty Private Bank and Nifty Metal saw gains, Nifty Media and Nifty Pharma lagged. The Indian rupee strengthened to 95.9 per dollar amid RBI interventions.
725X jump: Sebi bans 39 entities for alleged stock price manipulation in interim order
Market regulator Sebi has barred 39 individuals and entities from capital markets due to irregularities in RRP Semiconductor. The stock saw a 725-fold jump from Rs 15 to Rs 10,887.10 in 19 months, driven by alleged manipulation and misleading social media information. Sebi also ordered impounding of Rs 2 crore in unlawful gains.
PhonePe delays IPO plans amid market volatility: Report
According to media reports, the company has temporarily deferred its public market listing amid rising uncertainty in global markets following the conflict in West Asia. The report said PhonePe may restart the IPO process once conditions in capital markets stabilise.