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Informist, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026

--RBI to buy INR 500 bln of 7 gilts via OMO auction Mon 

--RBI to buy 7.04%, 2029 and 6.79%, 2031 gilts via OMO auction Mon 

--RBI to buy 8.32%, 2032 and 7.10%, 2034 gilts via OMO auction Mon 

--RBI to buy 6.64%, 2035 and 7.18%, 2037 gilts via OMO auction Mon 

--RBI to buy 7.30%, 2053 gilt via OMO auction Mon 

MUMBAI – The Reserve Bank of India will buy seven government bonds worth INR 500 billion through an open market operation auction Monday, the central bank said Tuesday. The RBI has offered to buy the 7.04%, 2029; the 6.79%, 2031; the 8.32%, 2032; the 7.10%, 2034; the 6.64%, 2035; the 7.18%, 2037; and the 7.30%, 2053 gilts. This is the third tranche of the OMO auctions announced by the RBI on Dec. 23, when the central bank said it would buy INR 2 trillion of gilts across four equal tranches between Dec. 29 and Jan. 22.

Traders were expecting the central bank to buy the 6.33%, 2035 bond at the OMO auction coming Monday, while a few were expecting the 7.10%, 2034 bond, the 7.18%, 2033 bond or the 6.79%, 2034 gilt. At Monday's OMO auction, the RBI had bought gilts maturing between 2029 and 2054 worth INR 500 billion .

The RBI said it reserves the right to decide on the quantum of individual gilts to be bought at the auction. The central bank also reserves the right to accept offers for less than the aggregate amount, buy marginally higher or lower than the aggregate amount due to rounding off, or accept or reject any or all of the offers wholly or partially without assigning any reason. The auction will be conducted using the multiple price method.

Eligible participants can submit their offers in electronic format on the RBI's core banking solution platform, e-Kuber, between 0930 IST and 1030 IST Monday. Successful participants should ensure the availability of the gilts in their subsidiary general ledger account by 1200 IST Jan. 13, the RBI said.  End

IST, or Indian Standard Time, is five-and-a-half hours ahead of GMT

Reported by Cassandra Carvalho

Edited by Saji George Titus

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