The Reserve Bank of India today released the Draft Reserve Bank of India (Bond Forwards) Directions, 2023. Comments on the draft directions are invited from banks, market participants, investors and other interested parties by January 25, 2024.

Government of India has announced the sale (re-issue) of Government Securities, as detailed below, through auctions to be held on December 29, 2023.

(Amount in ₹ Crore, Rate in Per cent) MONEY MARKETS@     Volume  (One Leg) Weighted Average Rate Range A. Overnight Segment (I+II+III+IV) 5,12,196.73 6.79    0.01-7.95 I.  Call Money 10,459.50    6.81    5.00-6.90 II. Triparty Repo 3,70,600.60 6.78 6.75-6.81 III. Market Repo 1,30,778.92 6.81    0.01-6.95 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 

Tenor 2-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 50,000 Total amount of bids received (in ₹ crore) 1,58,399 Amount allotted (in ₹ crore) 50,007 Cut off Rate (%) 6.71 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.73

The Reserve Bank has today released data on Reserve Money for the week ended December 22, 2023. Ajit Prasad Director (Communications) Press Release: 2023-2024/1552

Today, the Reserve Bank released its web publication entitled ‘Statistical Tables relating to Banks in India: 2022-23’ covering the activities of the Indian banking sector.

Today, the Reserve Bank of India released the Report on Trend and Progress of Banking in India 2022-23, a statutory publication in compliance with Section 36 (2) of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949. This Report presents the performance of the banking sector, including co-operative banks and non-banking financial institutions, during 2022-23 and 2023-24 so far.

Currently, recourse to the Standing Deposit Facility (SDF) and the Marginal Standing Facility (MSF) is available on an overnight basis on all days, including Sundays and holidays, but reversal is permitted only on the next working day in Mumbai. As announced in the Governor’s Statement dated December 08, 2023, it has been decided to allow reversal of liquidity facilities under both SDF and MSF even during weekends and holidays with effect from December 30, 2023. The SDF/MSF bids triggered under the Automated Sweep-In and Sweep-Out (ASISO) facility will now reverse on the next calendar day. In the case of a manual bid placed through the e-Kuber portal, the choice with regard to tenor will be exercisable by the eligible entities at the time of placing of bid. Access to SDF/MSF will continue to be available on all days, including Sundays and holidays.

Auction Results  91 Days  182 Days  364 Days  I.  Notified Amount  ₹7000 Crore  ₹8000 Crore  ₹9000 Crore  II.  Competitive Bids Received     (i)  Number  78  104  91  (ii) Amount  ₹ 30102.672 Crore  ₹ 18202.16 Crore  ₹ 22506.5 Crore  III.  Cut-off price / Yield  98.3016  96.5550  93.3616  (YTM:6.9300%)  (YTM:7.1554%)  (YTM:7.1300%)

I.T-Bill 91 days 182 days 364 days II.Total Face Value Notified ₹7,000 Crore ₹8,000 Crore ₹9,000 Crore III. Cut-off Price and Implicit Yield at Cut-Off Price 98.3016

On a review of current and evolving liquidity conditions, the Reserve Bank of India has decided to conduct a Variable Rate Repo auction on December 27, 2023, Wednesday, 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) 5,08,619.64 6.79 0.01-7.95 I. Call Money 11,130.66 6.81 5.50-6.91 II. Triparty Repo 3,71,073.95 6.79 6.00-6.82

The framework for licensing of Authorised Persons (APs) under FEMA, 1999 was last reviewed in March 2006. Keeping in view the progressive liberalisation under FEMA, increasing integration of the Indian economy with the global economy, digitisation of payment systems, evolving institutional structure, etc. over the last two decades, it has been decided to rationalise and simplify the licensing framework for APs. The review aims to meet the emerging requirements of the rapidly growing Indian economy, achieve operational efficiency in the delivery of foreign exchange facilities to common persons, tourists, and businesses, while maintaining appropriate checks and balances

Earlier today, the Reserve Bank of India released balance of payments (BoP) data for July-September 2023 on its website (www.rbi.org.in). On the basis of these data, the sources of variation in foreign exchange reserves during April-September 2023 are detailed below.

The result of the auction of State Government Securities held on December 26, 2023 is as under:

Preliminary data on India’s balance of payments (BoP) for the second quarter (Q2), i.e., July-September 2023-24, are presented in Statements I (BPM6 format) and II (old format).

Sr. No  State / UT  Amount to be raised  (₹ Crore)  Amount Accepted  (₹ Crore)  Cut off   Yield (%)  Tenure (Year)  1  Goa  100  100  7.67  10  2  Gujarat  1000  1000  7.40  3  1000  1000  7.58  9  3  Haryana  1000  1000  7.67  12  4  Jammu and Kashmir  600  600  7.72  20  5  Karnataka  3000  3000  7.68  14  6  Kerala  1100  1100  7.62  21

(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) 497,439.20  6.78  0.01-7.95  I. Call Money 10,601.70 6.79 5.50-6.90 II. Triparty Repo 353,597.85 6.77 6.65-6.83 III. Market Repo 132,982.65 6.79 0.01-7.00 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 257.00 7.16 7.05-7.95

Government of India (GOI) has announced the sale (re-issue) of three dated securities for a notified amount of ₹33,000 crore as per the following details: