SEBI has barred US-based Jane Street Group from participating in the Indian stock market and ordered it to disgorge unlawful gains of ₹4,843 crore for allegedly manipulating stock indices through derivative positions.

The Securities and Exchange Board of India allege that the US trading firm made $550mn of illegal gains from these strategies, which it is now wants back before the ban will be lifted. As MainFT reported: The Securities and Exchange Board of India said its decision to limit Jane Street’s access to India’s securities markets stemmed from a months-long investigation.

India’s market watchdog SEBI has temporarily barred US trading firm Jane Street from accessing the local securities market over allegations of manipulative trades. Bloomberg's Abhishek Vishnoi breaks down what this means for India’s markets and exchanges.