JPMorgan Unit Banned from India Over Manipulation Allegations
India's market regulator has banned a unit of JPMorgan Chase from trading in the country over allegations of manipulative trading. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) impounded 37 million rupees ($386,000), which it described as wrongful gains made by Copthall Mauritius Investment Ltd., a JPMorgan unit.
According to an initial order published by SEBI on August 20, the regulator found that Copthall and local firm Mansi Share and Stock Broking Ltd. had engaged in manipulative trading in India's newly introduced auction-based system for share price discovery.
The order does not specify what exactly was manipulated or how it affected the market.