Press Releases

In the underwriting auctions conducted on July 05, 2024, for Additional Competitive Underwriting (ACU) of the undernoted Government securities, the Reserve Bank of India has set the cut-off rates for underwriting commission payable to Primary Dealers as given below: (₹ crore) Nomenclature of the Security Notified Amount Minimum Underwriting Commitment (MUC) Amount Additional Competitive Underwriting Amount Accepted Total Amount underwritten ACU Commission Cut-off rate (paise per ₹100) 7.02% GS 2027 6,000 3,003 2,997 6,000 0.06 7.23% GS 2039 12,000 6,006 5,994 12,000 0.08 7.30% GS 2053 10,000 5,019 4,981 10,000 0.12 Auction for the sale of securities will be held on July 05, 2024.

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 552,720.38 6.36 0.01-6.70 I. Call Money 12,084.89 6.50 5.10-6.55 II. Triparty Repo 389,141.30 6.35 6.32-6.70 III. Market Repo 150,674.19 6.36 0.01-6.50 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 820.00 6.59 6.55-6.65

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), vide order dated July 03, 2024, has cancelled the licence of “Banaras Merchantile Co-operative Bank Limited, Varanasi”. Consequently, the bank ceases to carry on banking business, with effect from the close of business on July 04, 2024. The Commissioner for Cooperation and Registrar of Cooperative Societies, Uttar Pradesh has also been requested to issue an order for winding up the bank and appoint a liquidator for the bank.

On a review of the current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Reverse Repo (VRRR) auction on July 05, 2024, Friday, as under: Sl. No. Notified Amount (₹ crore) Tenor (day) Window Timing Date of Reversal 1 1,00,000 3 10:30 AM to 11:00 AM July 08, 2024 (Monday) 2. The operational guidelines for the auction as given in the Reserve Bank’s Press Release 2019-2020/1947 dated February 13, 2020 will remain the same.

Tenor 1-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 50,000 Total amount of offers received (in ₹ crore) 33,020 Amount accepted (in ₹ crore) 33,020 Cut off Rate (%) 6.49 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.49 Partial Acceptance Percentage of offers received at cut off rate NA

On a review of the current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Reverse Repo (VRRR) auction on July 04, 2024, Thursday, as under: Sl. No. Notified Amount (₹ crore) Tenor (day) Window Timing Date of Reversal 1 50,000 1 12:45 PM to 1:15 PM July 05, 2024 (Friday) 2. The operational guidelines for the auction as given in the Reserve Bank’s Press Release 2019-2020/1947 dated February 13, 2020 will remain the same.

Government of India has announced the sale (re-issue) of Government Securities, as detailed below, through auctions to be held on July 05, 2024. As per the extant scheme of underwriting notified on November 14, 2007, the amounts of Minimum Underwriting Commitment (MUC) and the minimum bidding commitment under Additional Competitive Underwriting (ACU) for the underwriting auction, applicable to each Primary Dealer (PD), are as under:

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 563,426.90 6.35 1.00-6.80 I. Call Money 12,119.80 6.49 5.10-6.55 II. Triparty Repo 393,536.70 6.34 6.24-6.40 III. Market Repo 156,965.40 6.36 1.00-6.74 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 805.00 6.57 6.55-6.80

The Governor, Reserve Bank of India held meetings with the MD & CEOs of Public Sector Banks and select Private Sector Banks on July 3, 2024, in Mumbai. These interactions are part of the Reserve Bank's continuous engagement with the Senior Management of its Regulated Entities. The meetings were also attended by Deputy Governors, Shri M. Rajeshwar Rao and Shri Swaminathan J., along with Executive Directors-in-Charge of Regulation and Supervision functions. The previous such meeting was held on February 14, 2024.

The Reserve Bank has today released data on Reserve Money for the week ended June 28, 2024.