The share of gold in India’s foreign exchange reserves rose to just over 7% at the end of March 2022, from 5.88% at the end of September 2021, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said in a report released on Thursday. At end-March 2022, the RBI held 760.42 metric tonne of gold (including gold deposits of 11.08 metric tonne). “While 453.52 metric tonne of gold is held overseas in safe custody with the Bank of England and the Bank of International Settlements (BIS), 295.82 metric tonne of gold is held domestically,” the central bank said in its half-yearly report on foreign exchange reserves.
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Rupee Bond Traders To Await RBI’s Reverse Repo
Indian rupee bond traders will look forward to the central bank’s liquidity-management operation Tuesday. The rupee may fall against the dollar as oil prices climb to a seven-year high.
RBI Prepares To File For Insolvency Proceedings Against SREI Infrastructure Finance & SREI Equipment Finance
Reserve Bank of India prepares to file for insolvency proceedings against SREI Infrastructure Finance and SREI Equipment Finance RBI has finalised an administrator to be appointed at the two firms RBI to first suspend boards of the companies and appoint the administrator, before initiating insolvency proceedings NTPC Is Said To …
India Sells Rs 24,000 Crore Of Bonds As Planned: RBI
India sold Rs 24,000 crore ($3.2 billion) of bonds at a weekly auction as planned, the Reserve Bank of India said in a statement.
Gold MCX Tips Today: 47820 to 48071 | Neal Bhai Reports
Gold MCX Tips Today: Going by gold’s current market performance, it sure appears that the bullion is riding low. As of yesterday, August gold contracts on MCX (Multi-commodity exchange) fell 0.4 percent to reach Rs 47,732 per 10 gram.
Centre to Issue Sovereign Gold Bonds in 6 Tranches: Issue Price, Interest Rates
The Central government has started the process of borrowing with the launch of sovereign gold bonds in consultation with the Reserve Bank of India on Wednesday.
RBI Bond Buying Pledge Seen Only Giving Short-Term Market Relief
RBI Bond: The Reserve Bank of India’s pledge to buy as much as 1 trillion rupees ($13.4 billion) of bonds this quarter has sent a wave of relief through the sovereign debt market. However, some say the move may be insufficient in the face of the nation’s near-record borrowing plan.
RBI, Sebi seek time to file response in Yes Bank AT1 bondholder case
The Bombay high court has granted time to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) to file responses in a petition filed by individual holders of Yes Bank AT1 bonds.
Reserve Bank of India likely Sold a Net $1.8 Billion
The Reserve Bank of India likely sold a net $1.8 billion in the two weeks ended April 10. That follows likely sales of $7.7 billion in the spot forex market last month, which made the authority a net seller for the first time in seven months.
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Gold ETFs and Funds
Mutual funds offer exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that invest primarily in physical gold with each ETF unit typically representing 1gm of gold. The equivalent physical gold is held with the custodian bank and valued periodically, as per the Securties and Exchange Board of India’s (Sebi) guidelines. The performance of a gold ETF is benchmarked against the domestic price. Ideally, the returns from the scheme should match that of the benchmark.