sebi:WTM/AB/IVD/ID11/30415/2024-25

SEBI · SEBI · 2021-10-04 · Ashwani Bhatia, Whole Time Member

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Facts / Headnote

Noticees found in contravention of Regulation 4(1) of PFUTP Regulations; Noticees 1-8 restrained from securities market for 5 years; monetary penalties imposed under Section 15HA of SEBI Act; disgorgement of unlawful gains directed.

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Regulations

Parties

Holding

The Noticees were found to have contravened Regulation 4(1) of the PFUTP Regulations by sharing material non-public information about upcoming stock recommendations on CNBC Awaaz and trading in synchronization with those recommendations. Noticees 1-8 were restrained from the securities market for 5 years and monetary penalties were imposed under Section 15HA of the SEBI Act.

Full text

Order in the matter of CNBC Awaaz Page 2 of 55 2. Based on the above, after conducting a preliminary examination, SEBI passed an Ad–Interim Ex–Parte Order cum Impounding Order dated October 4, 2021 (“Interim Order”) against Noticees 1 to 6, inter alia directing as under:

Order in the matter of CNBC Awaaz Page 3 of 55 remain frozen till the entire amount mentioned in column no. 4 corresponding to his/ her name is fully deposited.”

Order in the matter of CNBC Awaaz Page 4 of 55 factors and data provided by the channel, particularly the universe of stocks known as ‘Stocks in News’(“SIN”). ii. His stock selection process primarily relied on SINs and the news that had a specific impact on a certain stock or sector, many of which were already experiencing momentum due to prevalent news in the market. iii. He has no control over how others choose to act on his recommendations. It was highlighted that stock trading ideas were telecast on national television and reached a large audience. iv. It cannot be assumed all the people watching the show would react in the same manner to the views presented in the show. v. The SCN gives an impression that the recommendations given by him made an impact on the stock price as soon as it was broadcast on the channel. This was not true and was not backed by evidence. vi. Out of the 421 scrips identified in Annexure G-1 of the SCN, 111 scrips showed a drop in prices in the 15-minute period following the recommendation. vii. He picked up shares for discussions during market hours when a large number of traders and investors, including FIIs and Mutual Funds who would be following their pre-determined trading strategies, would be active in the market and therefore it would not be possible for the recommendations made by him to have significant impact. viii. A list of 68 scrips was submitted which, according to him, witnessed a price fall in the 15-minute period immediately foll

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