MUMBAI, Nov. 7 -- The discontinuation of weekly options by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) will not have a significant impact on the financials of the National Stock Exchange (NSE), its chief executive Ashishkumar Chauhan said on Thursday during an investor call after the exchange's second-quarter earnings announcement.

"Our volumes are not dependent on last day trading by investors," Chauhan said in response to an investor query on the financial impact were weekly expiries to be discontinued by the regulator. "Our volumes are spread over almost all days even without the expiry day and so we do not see any issue going forward, whatever Sebi regulations are in this regard."

On the financial hit, Chauhan elaborated, "It ...