The result of the auction of State Government Securities held on June 25, 2024 is as under: (Amount in ₹Crore) ANDHRA PRADESH 2035 ANDHRA PRADESH 2044 HARYANA 2036 JAMMU AND KASHMIR UT 2054 Notified Amount 1000 1000 1500 500 Tenure 11 20 12 30 Competitive Bids Received (i) No. 85 22 94 12 (ii) Amount 6060 2725 6548 1350.50 Cut off Yield (%) 7.34 7.31 7.33 7.28 Competitive Bids Accepted (i) No. 14 11 11 3 (ii) Amount 900 984.945 1350 499.925

The Reserve Bank of India issued All Inclusive Directions under Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 to Colour Merchants Co-operative Bank Ltd., Ahmedabad vide Directive AMD.DOS.SSM.No.S1053/11-03-039/2023-2024 dated September 25, 2023, for a period of six months up to close of business on March 25, 2024, which was last extended up to June 25, 2024 vide Directive DOR.MON/D-141/12.21.039/2023-24 dated March 18, 2024.

Sr. No. State/UT Amount to be raised (₹Crore) Amount Accepted (₹ Crore) Cut off Yield (%) Tenure (Year) 1 Andhra Pradesh 1000 1000 7.34 11 1000 1000 7.31 20 2 Haryana 1500 1500 7.33 12 3 Jammu and Kashmir 500 500 7.28 30 4 Kerala 1500 1500 7.32 17 5 Mizoram 71 71 7.36 15 6 Rajasthan 1500 1500 7.34 10 1000 1000 7.33 19 1500 1500 7.33 20 7 Tamil Nadu 3000 3000 7.27 30 8 Telangana 1000 1000 7.31 18 9 West Bengal 2000 2000 7.34 15 1500 1500 7.34 18 Total 17,071 17,071

In terms of GOI Notification F.No. 4(25) - W&M/2017 dated October 06, 2017 (SGB 2017-18 Series XIII -Issue date December 26, 2017) on Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme, premature redemption of Gold Bond may be permitted after fifth year from the date of issue of such Gold Bond on the date on which interest is payable. Accordingly, the next due date of premature redemption of the above tranche shall be on June 26, 2024.

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 572,900.67 6.60 5.10-7.10 I. Call Money 15,333.45 6.71 5.10-6.85 II. Triparty Repo 388,662.95 6.57 6.24-6.65 III. Market Repo 167,989.27 6.64 5.50-6.79 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 915.00 6.88 6.85-7.10

Government of India (GOI) has announced the sale (re-issue) of two dated securities for a notified amount of ₹31,000 crore as per the following details: Sr No Security Date of Repayment Notified Amount (Rs. crore) GoI specific Notification Auction Date Settlement Date 1 7.10% GS 2034 Apr 08, 2034 20,000 F.No.4(3)-B(W&M)/2024 dated June 24, 2024 June 28, 2024 (Friday) July 01, 2024 (Monday) 2 7.34% GS 2064 Apr 22, 2064 11,000 Total 31,000

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated June 21, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹25,000/- (Rupees Twenty-five thousand only) on The Hirasugar Employees’ Co-operative Bank Limited, Belagavi, Karnataka (the bank) for non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on ‘Exposure Norms and Statutory/Other Restrictions − UCBs’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in RBI, conferred under the provisions of section 47A(1)(c) read with sections 46(4)(i) and 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated June 20, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹2,00,000/- (Rupees Two lakh only) on the National Insurance Employees’ Co-operative Credit & Banking Society Limited, Kolkata (the bank) for non-compliance with certain provisions of RBI directions on ‘Investments by Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks’ and ‘Know your Customer (KYC) Direction, 2016’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in RBI, conferred under the provisions of section 47A(1)(c) read with sections 46(4)(i) and 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

Today, the Reserve Bank of India released balance of payments (BoP) data for the fourth quarter (Q4), i.e., January-March 2023-24 on its website (www.rbi.org.in). On the basis of these data, the sources of variation in foreign exchange reserves during 2023-24 are detailed below in Table 1. Table 1: Sources of Variation in Foreign Exchange Reserves* (US$ billion) Items 2022-23 2023-24 I. Current Account Balance -67.1 -23.3 II. Capital Account (net) (a to f) 57.9 87.0 a. Foreign Investment (i+ii) 22.8 53.9 (i) Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) 28.0 9.8 (ii)Portfolio Investment -5.2 44.1 

Preliminary data on India’s balance of payments (BoP) for the fourth quarter (Q4), i.e., January-March 2023-24, are presented in Statements I and II. Key Features of India’s BoP in Q4:2023-24 India’s current account balance recorded a surplus of US$ 5.7 billion (0.6 per cent of GDP) in Q4:2023-24 as against a deficit of US$ 8.7 billion (1.0 per cent of GDP) in Q3:2023-24 and US$ 1.3 billion (0.2 per cent of GDP) a year ago [i.e., Q4:2022-23] . The merchandise trade deficit at US$ 50.9 billion in Q4:2023-24 was lower than US$ 52.6 billion a year ago. Preliminary data on India’s balance of payments (BoP) for the fourth quarter (Q4), i.e., January-March 2023-24, are presented in Statements I and II. Key Features of India’s BoP in Q4:2023-24 India’s current account balance recorded a surplus of US$ 5.7 billion (0.6 per cent of GDP) in Q4:2023-24 as against a deficit of US$ 8.7 billion (1.0 per cent of GDP) in Q3:2023-24 and US$ 1.3 billion (0.2 per cent of GDP) a year ago [i.e., Q4:2022-23] . The merchandise trade deficit at US$ 50.9 billion in Q4:2023-24 was lower than US$ 52.6 billion a year ago.