Press Releases

Government of India has announced the sale (re-issue) of Government Security, as detailed below, through auction to be held on January 02, 2026 (Friday). As per the extant scheme of underwriting commitment notified on November 14, 2007, the amounts of Minimum Underwriting Commitment (MUC) and the minimum bidding commitment under Additional Competitive Underwriting (ACU) auction, applicable to each Primary Dealer (PD), are as under:

Tenor 1-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 1,00,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 57,797 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 57,797 Cut off Rate (%) 5.26 Weighted Average Rate (%) 5.26 Partial Allotment Percentage of bids received at cut off rate (%) NA

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 5,90,001.24 5.42 2.00-6.25 I. Call Money 9,658.66 5.56 4.60-5.75 II. Triparty Repo 3,94,577.20 5.33 5.00-5.51 III. Market Repo 1,82,281.78 5.60 2.00-6.25 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 3,483.60 5.65 5.59-6.10 B. Term Segment I. Notice Money** 194.25 5.30 4.85-5.50 II. Term Money@@ 203.00 - 5.70-6.50

On a review of current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auction on Thursday, January 01, 2026, as under: Sl. No. Notified Amount (₹ crore) Tenor (day) Window Timing Date of Reversal 1 1,00,000 1 9:30 AM to 10:00 AM January 02, 2026 (Friday) 2. The operational guidelines for the auction will be same as given in Reserve Bank’s Press Release 2021-2022/1572 dated January 20, 2022.

In terms of GOI notification F.No.4(22)-B(W&M)/2018 dated October 08, 2018 (SGB 2018-19 Series-IV-Issue date January 01, 2019) 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 due date of premature redemption of the above tranche shall be on January 01, 2026.

In terms of GOI notification F.No.4(25)-(W&M)/2017 dated October 06, 2017 (SGB 2017-18 Series-XIV-Issue date January 01, 2018) on Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme, the Gold Bond shall be repayable on the expiration of eight years from the date of issue of the Gold Bonds. Accordingly, the final redemption date of the above tranche shall be January 01, 2026.

Data on lending and deposit rates of scheduled commercial banks (SCBs) (excluding regional rural banks and small finance banks) received during the month of December 2025 are set out in Tables 1 to 7. Highlights: Lending Rates: • The weighted average lending rate (WALR) on fresh rupee loans of SCBs stood at 8.71 per cent in November 2025 (8.61 per cent in October 2025).

The Reserve Bank today released data on India’s invisibles as per the IMF’s Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6) format for                      July-September of 2025-26.

The value of exports and imports of services during November 2025 are presented in the following table. International Trade in Services (US$ million) Month Receipts (Exports) Payments (Imports) July – 2025 33,745 (10.5) 17,296 (8.5) August – 2025 31,196 (2.9) 15,593 (-5.3) September – 2025 36,680 (12.7) 17,845 (7.9) October – 2025 35,167 (2.2) 17,729 (2.9)

The Reserve Bank of India has been regularly conducting Rural Consumer Confidence Survey (RCCS). The January 2026 round of the survey is being launched. The survey collects current perceptions and one year ahead expectations of households on general economic situation, employment scenario, overall price situation, own income and spending from the households residing in the rural and semi-urban areas across 31 states/ UTs viz., Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh