Mumbai / Chennai, January 9, 2019:The National Stock Exchange (NSE) has successfully completed live trading from its Disaster Recovery (DR) site, on Monday 7th January and Tuesday 8th January 2019. The entire technology and business operations were executed from the DR site which is located in another city and is a replica of the main production site in Mumbai. The live trading was to simulate a level 4 city wide disaster, in which the main site would not be available. The exercise was done in a smooth manner and has amply demonstrated the robustness of its DR capabilities. The entire activity was done without affecting the market participants including members, clearing banks and depositories.
The newly started Commodity Market was also operated from the DR site.
The live trading on these 2 days was followed by a successful revert of operations to the main site on Wednesday 9th January.
About National Stock Exchange of India Limited (NSE):
The National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. (NSE) is the leading stock exchange in India and the second largest in the world by nos. of trades in equity shares from January to June 2018, according to World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) report. NSE was the first exchange in India to implement electronic or screen-based trading. It began operations in 1994 and is ranked as the largest stock exchange in India in terms of total and average daily turnover for equity shares every year since 1995, based on SEBI data. NSE has a fully-integrated business model comprising exchange listings, trading services, clearing and settlement services, indices, market data feeds, technology solutions and financial education offerings. NSE also oversees compliance by trading and clearing members with the rules and regulations of the exchange. NSE is a pioneer in technology and ensures the reliability and performance of its systems through a culture of innovation and investment in technology. NSE believes that the scale and breadth of its products and services, sustained leadership positions across multiple asset classes in India and globally enable it to be highly reactive to market demands and changes and deliver innovation in both trading and non-trading businesses to provide high-quality data and services to market participants and clients.
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Disclaimer: National Stock Exchange of India Limited is proposing, subject to receipt of requisite approvals, market conditions and other considerations, an initial public offer of its equity shares and has filed a draft red herring prospectus dated December 28, 2016 (“DRHP”) with Securities and Exchange Board of India (“SEBI”). The DRHP is available on the website of SEBI as well as on website of the Managers, Citigroup Global Markets India Private Limited athttp://www.online.citibank.co.in/rhtm/citigroupglobalscreen1.htm, JM Financial Institutional Securities Limited at www.jmfl.com, Kotak Mahindra Capital Company Limited at http://www.investmentbank.kotak.com, Morgan Stanley India Company Private Limited athttp://www.morganstanley.com/about-us/global-offices/india/, HDFC Bank Limited at www.hdfcbank.com, ICICI Securities Limited at www.icicisecurities.com, IDFC Bank Limited at www.idfcbank.com and IIFL Holdings Limited at www.iiflcap.com. Potential investors should note that investment in equity shares involves a high degree of risk and for details relating to such risk, see “Risk Factors” beginning on page 19 of the DRHP. Potential investors should not rely on the DRHP filed with SEBI for making any investment decision.
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