RBI accepts Rs 17,274 crore in bond switch auction, aims to manage fiscal pressureThe RBI accepted ₹17,274 crore in Monday's bond switch auction, 54% of the notified amount, as market yields exceeded the central bank's co...
22 Jul, 2025, 06.22 AM IST
RBI plans bond switch to ease redemption loadThe Reserve Bank of India will conduct a bond switch auction. It aims to manage government debt. Bonds worth ₹32,000 crore will be switched...
17 Jul, 2025, 06.15 AM IST
RBI accepts bids worth Rs 9,296 crore in switch auctionIn a government switch auction on Monday, the Reserve Bank of India accepted approximately ₹9,296 crore out of the notified ₹25,000 crore. ...
17 Jun, 2025, 05.20 AM IST
RBI buyback sees strong demand with bids doubling notified amountAt its second buyback auction of FY26, the RBI received bids worth Rs 53,031 crore against a notified Rs 26,000 crore, accepting 99% of it....
13 Jun, 2025, 05.42 AM IST
India plans increased bond buybacks and switches to secure sovereign rating upgradesIndia is likely to increase bond buybacks and switches to longer maturities this fiscal year to lower its combined fiscal deficit, aiming f...
06 Jun, 2025, 06.15 AM IST
RBI prompts primary dealers to trade in Retail DirectThe move should encourage them to participate in the first ever platform for individuals, who are willing to invest in sovereign bonds dire...
04 Jan, 2022, 11.03 PM IST
Unless pace of debt switches increases, govt redemptions, gross borrowings seen elevatedAs the size of the government’s debt has grown, so have its repayment obligations. Ensuring adroit handling of these payments is growing in...
23 Nov, 2021, 08.12 PM IST
EXCLUSIVE: RBI tells SBI to bid aggressively at next switch auction; redemptions need to be brought downOn October 18th, the government is scheduled to switch two short-term bonds – the 5.09 per cent, 2022 paper and the 8.08 per cent, 2022 pap...
14 Oct, 2021, 09.40 PM IST
Should you switch from tax free bonds now? These two factors should help you decide“If your holding in tax-free bonds is small, switching to PPF is the best option. Sell slowly and invest Rs 1.5 lakh per annum in PPF,” say...
28 Dec, 2020, 12.07 PM IST
Time to rejig your tax-free bond portfolio?There is no reason to get worried about the floating rate nature of RBI bonds also. “7.15 per cent floating rate is a good option because i...
24 Dec, 2020, 10.18 AM IST
RBI to conduct Rs 27,000 crore switch auction MondayThe government is bracing up for large repayments falling due next two financial years.
11 Jun, 2020, 07.57 PM IST
RBI’s bond switch bombs as investors unsure of inflation, govt borrowingRBI sold less than half of 2024 bonds it wanted to sell and none of the 2030 bonds.
18 May, 2020, 09.44 PM IST
RBI to release norms for single authentication in a month: HR Khan Deputy GovernorTo make online transactions easier, the Reserve Bank will soon come out with single authentication payment norms for low value e-commerce t...
08 Dec, 2014, 05.27 PM IST
RBI places Rs 4.4k-cr G-secs with EPFO to reduce bond redemption pressure on governmentRBI has placed 4,400 cr of 30-yr govt bonds with the EPFO in lieu of securities maturing in the short term to help the government reduce bo...
17 Mar, 2014, 12.54 AM IST
RBI switches Rs 4,400 crore of short-term bonds to long-termRBI today switched Rs 4,400 crore worth of shorter maturity government securities with longer tenor bonds with an institutional investor.
14 Mar, 2014, 08.22 PM IST
Bonds off highs; debt switch uncertaintyThe government bonds gave up early gains on profit-booking as dealers speculated on the timing of the Reserve Bank of India's debt switch.
08 Jan, 2014, 01.30 PM IST
Bond surge: Banks to move RBI to freely switch available-for-sale to held-to-maturity"We want to switch our high yield bonds in the AFS category to the HTM. This is the proposal which banks are now planning to take to RBI," ...
28 Jul, 2013, 04.12 PM IST