BSE, NSE restrict access to websites for overseas users: Reports

This does not impact the ability of overseas investors to trade, the sources said.

“BSE, being a critical market infrastructure institution (MII), proactively and continuously monitors risks at domestic and international level for potential cyber threats,” a spokesperson for BSE said in response to an email from Reuters.

“Based on such monitoring of cyber traffic, as a precautionary and protective measure, websites/locations are blocked to protect users and systems,” the spokesperson said.