Mumbai, Sept. 25 -- GIFT Nifty:

GIFT Nifty October 2026 futures were down 29 points, indicating a negative opening for the Nifty 50 amid weak global cues.

SEBI's board on Thursday approved a series of measures covering portfolio managers, foreign portfolio investors, REITs and InvITs. The regulator approved a comprehensive overhaul of the portfolio manager framework and allowed portfolio managers to invest in initial public offerings and primary market debt issuances. It also approved wider participation by foreign portfolio investors in physically settled, non-agricultural commodity derivative contracts. In addition, REITs and publicly listed InvITs will be permitted to issue depository receipts in permissible overseas jurisdictions. ...