RBI BOND SALE

Public sector banks are reducing their bond holdings while foreign lenders are increasing theirs, impacting the trading landscape. Factors like excess SLR holdings and a tightening monetary policy have contributed to this shift. The market value of ...

Foreign investors seek improved access to Indian bonds through global platforms, awaiting RBI approval. The new model aims for efficient trading with straight-through processing on the NDS-OM platform.

Centre to issue T-bills worth Rs 2.60 lakh crore in Q2. In an indicative calendar released by the RBI on Friday, the central bank announced 13 sets of auctions in July-September through which states plan to sell bonds and raise funds.

"The AFS (available for sale) portfolio's sensitivity (PV01) increased for PSBs (public sector banks) and FBs (foreign banks) since September 2023, while it declined for PVBs (private banks)," the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said in its June 2024 Fi...

Government bond yields have declined in the current quarter due to foreign inflows ahead of inclusion of domestic debt in JPMorgan's emerging market index. Yields on the 10-year benchmark government bond were at 6.99% on Thursday, down from 7.05% at...

​ The Indian rupee closed nearly unchanged on Thursday as pressure due to dollar demand from local corporates was blunted by state-run banks' dollar offers, likely on behalf of the Reserve Bank of India, traders said.

RBI uses forex tools to inject cash into banking system ahead of large outflows due to advance tax payments, keeping borrowing costs low and increasing reserves without impacting inflation-fighting stance.

Home Loan Interest Rates: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in its recent Monetary Policy Committee meeting decided to maintain the repo rate at 6.5%, prolonging the wait for home loan borrowers seeking relief from high interest rates and increased EM...

RBI is set to release final guidelines for securitisation of stressed assets, potentially initiating a junk bond market in India.

The RBI's challenge for the year may not be inflation but liquidity. Government spending resumption and overseas fund flows complicate monetary policy effectiveness.

In May, foreign institutional investors (FIIs) sold Indian stocks worth Rs 25,600 crore, aligning with the 'Sell in May and go away' adage. Increased net shorts in index futures, outperformance of Chinese stocks, and concerns about high valuations c...

With the Centre sitting on a considerable cash surplus at the moment, it had likely opted to cancel the green bond auction than settle for a lack of a premium, or “greenium” at the auction. The government had planned to raise Rs 6,000 crore through ...

Mirae Asset Investment Managers India Pvt. predicts a potential reduction in India's borrowings this fiscal year due to the national elections narrowing the spending window by about three months. Lower bond sales could decrease borrowing costs for t...

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has responded to tight liquidity conditions in the banking system by announcing a significant reduction in the government's treasury bill sales and introducing a new selection of bonds for the Centre's buyback operati...

At a buyback auction of government bonds last week, the RBI accepted bids worth only ₹10,512.99 crore versus ₹40,000 crore worth of securities the government had offered to repurchase, with the central bank rejecting most bids.

India's sovereign debt is set to be included in a JP Morgan bond index suite from June 28, while Bloomberg has announced the incorporation of domestic bonds in one of its indices from January 2025. Analysts expect the inclusions to lead to foreign i...

The Reserve Bank of India has announced the auction for the sale of Government Securities worth Rs 32,000 crore. The auction is scheduled to take place on Friday and it aims to facilitate the sale (re-issue) of Government Securities through a multip...

The currency slipped to a record low of 83.5750 on Friday but recovered on the back of heavy intervention from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), traders said.

The multiple price auction method was suspended by the RBI for most debt auctions in July 2021 amid severe market volatility due to sharp increases in government borrowing during the COVID crisis. While the method encourages deeper price discovery f...