Sebi, bourses checking listed firms' trade details

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) and exchanges have started examining trade details of over two dozen stocks as part of a probe into alleged leak of key financial details of these companies through WhatsApp. Sebi is also considering seeking call data records of the persons involved. Companies include several listed blue-chips, officials said. Exchanges are analysing the trade data of the last 12 months of such companies to detect any possible breach of norms, while Sebi is taking the help of data warehouse and its intelligence systems, they added. PTI<