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RBI Accepts Rs 5,712 Crore in Government Bond Buyback
The Reserve Bank of India accepted government securities worth Rs 5,711.695 crore in a buyback auction, against the Rs 20,000 crore notified amount. Participants offered bonds worth Rs 10,333.945 crore. The central…
The Story in Brief
The Reserve Bank of India accepted government securities worth Rs 5,711.695 crore in a buyback auction, against the Rs 20,000 crore notified amount. Participants offered bonds worth Rs 10,333.945 crore. The central bank accepted Rs 3,360 crore of 5.74% GS 2026, Rs 1,000 crore of 7.33% GS 2026, Rs 904.195 crore of 8.24% GS 2027 and Rs 447.5 crore of 8.15% GS 2026.
Separately, the government will reissue securities worth Rs 32,000 crore through an auction on August 7, 2026. The sale includes Rs 21,000 crore of 6.36% GS 2031 and Rs 11,000 crore of 7.71% GS 2066. The RBI has set underwriting commitments for primary dealers at Rs 500 crore and Rs 262 crore per security.],
The Indian Opinion
Claims that the buyback was a full-scale liquidity operation do not fit the numbers: accepted bids covered less than a third of the notified amount, while participants offered just over half. Nor does the upcoming Rs 32,000 crore sale alone show a change in borrowing pressure. The useful test is how strongly investors bid on August 7, and whether future buybacks attract larger participation.
Sources (2): rbi.org.in, rbi.org.in (2)
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
