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In the underwriting auctions conducted on September 20, 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) 7.10% GS 2034 20,000 10,017 9,983 20,000 0.04 7.34% GS 2064 11,000 5,502 5,498 11,000 0.05 Auction for the sale of securities will be held on September 20, 2024.

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 560,841.79 6.53 5.10-6.85 I. Call Money 10,599.98 6.65 5.10-6.80 II. Triparty Repo 392,970.40 6.46 6.00-6.65 III. Market Repo 156,313.41 6.68 6.00-6.85 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 958.00 6.80 6.79-6.81

On a review of current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auction on September 20, 2024, Friday, as under: Sl. No. Notified Amount (₹ crore) Tenor (day) Window Timing Date of Reversal 1 25,000 14 10:30 AM to 11:00 AM October 04, 2024 (Friday)

The Reserve Bank of India (RBl) has, by an order dated September 13, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousand only) on Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Sahakari Bank Limited, Nashik, Maharashtra (the bank), for non-compliance with directions issued by RBI on ‘Loans and advances to directors, relatives, and firms/concerns in which they are interested’. 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 has today released data on Reserve Money for the week ended September 13, 2024 and Money Supply for the fortnight ended September 06, 2024.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated September 12, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹5.00 lakh (Rupees Five Lakh only) on The Urban Co-operative Bank Limited., Anantnag (the bank) for non-compliance with directions issued by RBI on ‘Investments by Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks’. 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 September 13, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹3.00 lakh (Rupees Three Lakh only) on Lucknow University Primary Co-operative Bank Ltd., Lucknow (the bank) for non-compliance with the direction issued by RBI on ‘Investments by Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks’. 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.

Government of India has announced the sale (re-issue) of Government Securities, as detailed below, through auctions to be held on September 20, 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: (₹ crore) Security Notified Amount Minimum Underwriting Commitment (MUC) amount per PD Minimum bidding commitment per PD under ACU auction 7.10% GS 2034 20,000 477 477 7.34% GS 2064 11,000 262 262

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 0.00 - - I. Call Money 0.00 - - II. Triparty Repo 0.00 - - III. Market Repo 0.00 - - IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 0.00 - - B. Term Segment I. Notice Money** 0.00 - - II. Term Money@@ 0.00 - - III. Triparty Repo 0.00 - - IV. Market Repo 0.00 - - V. Repo in Corporate Bond 0.00 - -

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 5,22,585.42 6.63 5.10-7.05 I. Call Money 10,794.41 6.65 5.10-6.95 II. Triparty Repo 3,57,241.00 6.60 6.30-7.05 III. Market Repo 1,53,777.01 6.70 6.00-7.00 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 773.00 6.81 6.80-6.85

Government of India announces the conversion/switch of its securities through auction for an aggregate amount of ₹30,000 crore (face value). The security-wise details of the conversion/switch are given as under:

The result of the auction of State Government Securities held on September 17, 2024 is as under:

Sr. No. State Amount to be raised (₹Crore) Amount Accepted (₹Crore) Cut off Yield (%) Tenure (Year) 1 Assam 500 500 7.13 10 2 Bihar 2000 2000 7.11 9 3 Chhattisgarh 1000 1000 7.00 5 4 Haryana 1000 1000 7.13 12 5 Kerala 1500 1500 7.14 23 6 Maharashtra 1500 1500 7.10 9 1500 1500 7.12 12 1500 1500 7.13 13 1500 1500 7.13 19 7 Tamil Nadu 1000 1000 7.10 10 8 Telangana 500 500 7.13 12 Total 13500 13500

Tenor 3-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 1,00,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 82,630 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 82,630 Cut off Rate (%) 6.51 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.55 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) 72,435.82 6.63 5.50-6.95 I. Call Money 128.40 6.03 5.50-6.25 II. Triparty Repo 69,855.70 6.63 6.00-6.75 III. Market Repo 2,451.72 6.45 5.50-6.95 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 0.00 - -

In terms of GOI Notification F. No. 4(7) – B (W&M) /2019 dated May 30, 2019 (SGB 2019-20 Series IV - Issue date September 17, 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 September 17, 2024.

The Reserve Bank of India has today released the data on External Commercial Borrowings (ECB), Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds (FCCB) and Rupee Denominated Bonds (RDB) both, through Automatic Route and Approval Route, for the month of July 2024.

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 0.00 - - I. Call Money 0.00 - - II. Triparty Repo 0.00 - - III. Market Repo 0.00 - - IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 0.00 - - B. Term Segment I. Notice Money** 0.00 - - II. Term Money@@ 0.00 - - III. Triparty Repo 0.00 - - IV. Market Repo 0.00 - - V. Repo in Corporate Bond 0.00 - -

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 0.00 - - I. Call Money 0.00 - - II. Triparty Repo 0.00 - - III. Market Repo 0.00 - - IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 0.00 - -

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 519,571.32 6.47 5.10-6.85 I. Call Money 10,654.05 6.62 5.10-6.75 II. Triparty Repo 355,928.90 6.43 6.27-6.80 III. Market Repo 152,185.37 6.55 5.50-6.85 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 803.00 6.62 6.60-6.65 B. Term Segment I. Notice Money** 89.00 6.46 6.20-6.65 II. Term Money@@ 246.50 - 6.95-7.25 III. Triparty Repo 3,814.40 6.60 6.45-6.65 IV. Market Repo 951.40 6.69 6.69-6.70 V. Repo in Corporate Bond 0.00 - -

The Government of Maharashtra has declared September 18, 2024 as a public holiday under Section 25 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. The public holiday on September 16, 2024 declared earlier has been cancelled. Accordingly, there will be no transactions and settlements in Government securities, foreign exchange, money markets and rupee interest rate derivatives on September 18, 2024. Settlement of all outstanding transactions due on September 18, 2024 (Wednesday) will get postponed to the next working day, i.e., September 19, 2024 (Thursday).

In terms of GOI Notification F. No. 4(16) – (W&M) /2016 dated February 23, 2017 (SGB 2016-17 Series IV - Issue date March 17, 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 September 17, 2024. 

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 (₹ 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 September 13, 2024 September 20, 2024 (Friday) September 23, 2024 (Monday) 2 7.34% GS 2064 Apr 22, 2064 11,000 Total 31,000

The Reserve Bank of India, vide directive CO.DOS.SED. No. S1918/12-22-283/2023-2024 dated June 13, 2023, had placed Sawantwadi Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd., Sawantwadi under Directions for a period of six months from the close of business on June 14, 2023. The validity of the directions was extended from time-to-time, the last being up to September 14, 2024.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated September 4, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹23,10,000/- (Rupees Twenty three lakh ten thousand only) on SMFG India Credit Company Limited (formerly known as Fullerton lndia Credit Company Limited) (the company) for non-compliance with certain provisions of the ‘Master Direction - Information Technology Framework for the NBFC Sector’ and certain directions relating to cyber security measures issued by RBI. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under the provisions of clause (b) of sub-section (1) of Section 58 G read with clause (aa) of sub-section (5) of Section 58 B of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated September 11, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹7,90,000/- (Rupees Seven lakh ninety thousand only) on Muthoot Vehicle & Asset Finance Limited (the company) for non-compliance with certain provisions of RBI directions on ‘Liquidity Risk Management Framework for Non-Banking Financial Companies and Core Investment Companies’ and ‘Non-Banking Financial Company - Systemically Important Non-Deposit taking Company and Deposit taking Company (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2016’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under the provisions of clause (b) of sub-section (1) of Section 58G read with clause (aa) of sub-section (5) of Section 58B of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 and clause (iii) of sub-section (1) of Section 25 read with sub-section (4) of Section 23 of the Credit Information Companies (Regulation) Act, 2005

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated September 3, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹10,40,000/- (Rupees Ten lakh forty thousand only) on Hewlett Packard Financial Services (India) Private Limited (the company) for non-compliance with certain provisions of the ‘Reserve Bank of India [Know Your Customer (KYC)] Directions, 2016’, ‘Non-Banking Financial Company - Systemically Important Non-Deposit taking Company and Deposit taking Company (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2016’ and ‘Master Direction - Information Technology Framework for the NBFC Sector’ issued by RBI. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under the provisions of clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 58 G read with clause (aa) of sub-section (5) of section 58 B of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.

The Reserve Bank of India, vide directive CO.DOS.SED.No.S1917/12.22.212/2023-24 dated June 13, 2023, had placed The Rajapur Sahakari Bank Ltd, Mumbai under Directions for a period of six months from the close of business on June 14, 2023 till close of business on December 14, 2023. The validity of the directions was extended from time-to-time, the last being up to September 14, 2024.

The Reserve Bank of India issued Directions under Section 35A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 to The Vaishali Shahari Vikas Co-operative Bank Ltd., Hajipur, Dist. Vaishali vide Directive No. DoS(Patna).Co-op.Bk./No.S50/04.01.009/2023-24 dated June 13, 2023, for a period of six months up to close of business on December 14, 2023, as modified from time to time, which were last extended up to close of business on September 14, 2024 vide Directive DOR.MON/D-25/12.28.207/2024-25 dated June 06, 2024.

On a review of current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Repo (VRR) auction on September 17, 2024, Tuesday, as under:

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated September 2, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹31,80,000 (Rupees Thirty one lakh eighty thousand only) on BNP Paribas (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Interest Rate on Advances’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under the provisions of Section 47 A (1) (c) read with Sections 46 (4) (i) of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949

Today, the Reserve Bank released its annual publication “Handbook of Statistics on the Indian Economy, 2023-24” (HBS). The publication, 26th in the series, provides detailed time-series data on the Indian economy

1. Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets* (₹ Crore) Item 2023 2024 Variation Sep. 8 Aug. 30 Sep. 6 Week Year 1 2 3 4 5 4 Loans and Advances 4.1 Central Government 0 0 0 0 0 4.2 State Governments 24915 13381 35426 22045 10511 * Data are provisional; difference, if any, is due to rounding off.

The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and Inter-Bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period August 26 – August 30, 2024. All Figures are in USD Millions Position Date MERCHANT INTER BANK FCY / INR FCY / FCY FCY / INR FCY / FCY Spot Forward Forward Cancel Spot Forward Forward Cancel Spot Swap Forward Spot Swap Forward Purchases 26-08-2024 4,661 1,669 995 410 484 308 16,076 15,477 1,917 8,023 3,497 220 27-08-2024 6,175 1,832 1,735 539 659 549 15,316 14,790 1,111 9,668 4,005 543 28-08-2024 6,486 3,563 1,457 851 803 905 15,422 15,340 1,459 9,913 5,340 491

The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and Inter-Bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period August 19 – August 23, 2024. All Figures are in USD Millions Position Date MERCHANT INTER BANK FCY / INR FCY / FCY FCY / INR FCY / FCY Spot Forward Forward Cancel Spot Forward Forward Cancel Spot Swap Forward Spot Swap Forward Purchases 19-08-2024 4,094 1,889 1,051 524 434 379 13,958 12,338 1,997 8,721 2,618 194 20-08-2024 4,426 1,551 1,365 490 299 1,394 20,519 14,189 2,181 9,502 2,222 545

The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and Inter-Bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period August 12 – August 16, 2024. All Figures are in USD Millions Position Date MERCHANT INTER BANK FCY / INR FCY / FCY FCY / INR FCY / FCY Spot Forward Forward Cancel Spot Forward Forward Cancel Spot Swap Forward Spot Swap Forward

The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and Inter-Bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period August 05 – August 09, 2024.

The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and Inter-Bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period July 29 – August 02, 2024. All Figures are in USD Millions Position Date MERCHANT INTER BANK FCY / INR FCY / FCY FCY / INR FCY / FCY Spot Forward Forward Cancel Spot Forward Forward Cancel Spot Swap Forward Spot Swap Forward Purchase 29-07-2024 5,929 2,688 1,944 877 901 883 18,457 15,132 1,638 10,211 4,302 418 30-07-2024 4,907 1,553 815 728 627 701 13,380 13,277 889 10,248 3,565 301

The Reserve Bank of India, in exercise of powers conferred on it under Section 45-IA (6) of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, has cancelled the Certificate of Registration of the following companies.

The following 13 Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFC) have surrendered the Certificate of Registration (CoR) granted to them by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The RBI, in exercise of powers conferred on it under Section 45-IA (6) of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, has therefore cancelled their CoR.

Auction Results 7.02% GS 2031 7.46% GS 2073 I. Notified Amount ₹11,000 crore ₹11,000 crore II. Underwriting Notified Amount ₹11,000 crore ₹11,000 crore III. Competitive Bids Received (i) Number 179 220 (ii) Amount ₹37960.000 crore ₹29993.000 crore IV. Cut-off price / Yield 101.39 106.67 (YTM: 6.7575%) (YTM: 6.9771%) V. Competitive Bids Accepted (i) Number 22 47

7.02% GS 2031 7.46% GS 2073 I. Notified Amount ₹11,000 crore ₹11,000 crore II. Cut off Price (₹) / Implicit Yield at cut-off 101.39/6.7575% 106.67/6.9771% III. Amount accepted in the auction ₹11,000 crore ₹11,000 crore IV. Devolvement on Primary Dealers NIL

The Reserve Bank of India has today released the data on Overseas Direct Investment, both under Automatic Route and the Approval Route, for the month of August 2024.

In the underwriting auctions conducted on September 13, 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:

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@ Volume (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 517,518.25 6.32 5.00-7.40 I. Call Money 11,270.59 6.52 5.10-6.60 II. Triparty Repo 350,744.70 6.27 6.00-6.37 III. Market Repo 154,422.96 6.41 5.00-6.65 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 1,080.00 6.59 6.55-7.40

The following State Governments have offered to sell stock by way of auction, for an aggregate amount of ₹13,500 Crore (Face Value). Sr. No. State Amount to be raised (₹ Crore) Tenure (Year) Type of Auction 1 Assam 500 10 Yield 2 Bihar 2000 9 Yield 3 Chhattisgarh 1000 5 Yield 4 Haryana 1000 12 Yield 5 Kerala 1500 23 Yield 6 Maharashtra 1500 9 Yield 1500 12 Yield 1500 13 Yield 1500 19 Yield 7 Tamil Nadu 1000 10 Yield 8 Telangana 500 12 Yield Total 13,500 

As per the Calendar for Auction of Government of India Treasury Bills for the Quarter ending September 2024 issued on June 28, 2024, the next two auctions are scheduled to be held on September 18, 2024 and September 25, 2024. On a review, it has been decided, in consultation with the Government of India, to cancel the auctions of Treasury Bills scheduled on September 18, 2024 and September 25, 2024.

Tenor 1-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 75,000 Total amount of offers received (in ₹ crore) 72,240 Amount accepted (in ₹ crore) 72,240 Cut off Rate (%) 6.49 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.49 Partial Acceptance Percentage of offers received at cut off rate NA

Government of India has announced the sale (re-issue) of Government Securities, as detailed below, through auctions to be held on September 13, 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:

On a review of the current and evolving liquidity conditions, it has been decided to conduct a Variable Rate Reverse Repo (VRRR) auction on September 12, 2024, Thursday, as under: