The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on September 23, 2026, issued the Bulletin for September 2026.
The following has been stated:
• SEBI’s September 2026 Monthly Bulletin provides an overview of developments in the Indian securities market during August 2026. Primary market mobilisation stood at ₹1,02,737 crore, including ₹43,000 crore through equity issues, ₹58,724 crore through debt issues, and ₹1,013 crore through REITs/InvITs. IPO activity strengthened with 40 IPOs raising ₹30,195 crore.
• In the secondary market, Nifty 50 and Sensex declined by 1.2% and 1.5%, respectively, while equity cash-market average daily turnover remained around ₹1.3 lakh crore. The Bulletin also covers corporate bonds, equity/currency/interest-rate and commodity derivatives, demat accounts, FPIs, mutual funds, PMS and AIFs. At the end of August, demat accounts reached 23.8 crore, MF AUM stood at ₹87.1 lakh crore, and SIP contributions reached a record ₹32,297 crore.
• The policy developments section highlights key SEBI measures introduced in August 2026, including amendments to the municipal debt framework, revised commodity-derivatives stress testing, modifications to the Online Bond Platform Provider framework, revised InvIT NDCF computation, digitally signed POAs for FPI onboarding, KRA information sharing with IFSCA-regulated entities, the IT Resilience Index for Market Infrastructure Institutions, alignment of cyber-incident reporting with the FSB FIRE framework, and launch of the Cyber Suraksha Portal.
