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The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and Inter-Bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period October 07 – October 11, 2024.

The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and Inter-Bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period September 30 – October 04, 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 30-09-2024 1,083 738 307 251 153 192 1,800 2,840 102 1,786 563 357 01-10-2024 4,753 1,162 1,041 681 520 447 16,089 21,263 1,941 10,726 3,344 286 03-10-2024 5,845 1,766 406 709 706 479 17,465 19,609 2,452 12,030 2,704 308

Auction Results 7.02% GS 2027 7.34% GS 2064 I. Notified Amount ₹7,000 crore ₹15,000 crore II. Underwriting Notified Amount ₹7,000 crore ₹15,000 crore III. Competitive Bids Received (i) Number 133 288 (ii) Amount ₹33171.000 Crore ₹38223.000 Crore IV. Cut-off price / Yield 100.69 104.35 (YTM: 6.7184%) (YTM: 7.0130%)

7.02% GS 2027 7.34% GS 2064 I. Notified Amount ₹7,000 crore ₹15,000 crore II. Cut off Price (₹) / Implicit Yield at cut-off 100.69/6.7184% 104.35/7.0130% III. Amount accepted in the auction ₹7,000 crore ₹15,000 crore IV. Devolvement on Primary Dealers NIL NIL

Tenor 3-day Notified Amount (in ₹ crore) 50,000 Total amount of offers received (in ₹ crore) 58,525 Amount accepted (in ₹ crore) 50,013 Cut off Rate (%) 6.49 Weighted Average Rate (%) 6.48 Partial Acceptance Percentage of offers received at cut off rate 71.13

In the underwriting auctions conducted on November 08, 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) 530,131.34 6.23 5.00-6.90 I. Call Money 9,683.69 6.42 5.10-6.50 II. Triparty Repo 377,853.70 6.23 6.11-6.32 III. Market Repo 141,098.95 6.23 5.00-6.90 IV. Repo in Corporate Bond 1,495.00 6.40 6.35-6.50

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) vide public document ‘High-Risk Jurisdictions subject to a Call for Action’ – October 25, 2024, has called on its members and other jurisdictions to refer to the statement on Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) and Iran adopted in February 2020 which remains in effect. Further, Myanmar was added to the list of High-Risk Jurisdictions subject to a Call for Action in the October 2022 FATF plenary and FATF has called on its members and other jurisdictions to apply enhanced due diligence measures proportionate to the risk arising from Myanmar. When applying enhanced due diligence measures, countries have been advised to ensure that flows of funds for humanitarian assistance, legitimate NPO activity and remittances are not disrupted. The status of Myanmar in the list of countries subject to a call for action, remains unchanged.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated November 05, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹2.00 lakh (Rupees Two Lakh only) on Sree Charan Souhardha Co-operative Bank Ltd., Bengaluru (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Income Recognition, Asset Classification, Provisioning and Other Related Matters – UCBs’ and specific directions issued under ‘Supervisory Action Framework’ (SAF). This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in RBI, conferred under 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 November 05, 2024, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1,50,000/- (Rupees One Lakh Fifty Thousand only) on The Srirangam Co-operative Urban Bank Ltd., Tamil Nadu (the bank) for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Loans and advances to directors, their relatives, and firms /concerns in which they are interested’ and specific directions issued under ‘Supervisory Action Framework’ (SAF). This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in RBI, conferred under section 47A(1)(c) read with sections 46(4)(i) and 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.