RBI to conduct simultaneous purchase & sale of government securities under OMO

25 Aug 2020 Evaluate

Following a review of current and evolving liquidity and market conditions, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to conduct simultaneous purchase and sale of government securities under Open Market Operation (OMO) for an aggregate amount of Rs 20,000 crore in two tranches of Rs 10,000 crore each. The auctions would be conducted on August 27, 2020 and September 03, 2020.

Eligible participants should submit their bids/offers in electronic format on the Reserve Bank of India Core Banking Solution (E-Kuber) system on August 27, 2020. The result of the auctions will be announced on the same day and successful participants should ensure availability of funds/securities in their Current account/SGL account, as the case may be, on August 28, 2020.

The securities for the second tranche auction on September 03, 2020 will be announced separately. The RBI further said that it will continue to monitor evolving liquidity and market conditions and take measures as appropriate to ensure orderly functioning of financial markets.

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