Foreign portfolio investors, having splurged on government bonds ahead of India s inclusion in global indices, offloaded ₹3,966 crore (around $450 million to $475 million) worth of sovereign debt in a single day when the rupee weakened past successive technical levels amid a retreating Chinese yuan and lack of significant market interventions by the Reserve Bank of India.
SGB final redemption dates: This year, already two Sovereign Gold Bond (SGB) Schemes launched in 2016 have come up for final redemption. Let us see the tentative dates of SGBs up for financial redemption in 2024.
Sovereign Gold Bond 2023-24 Series IV: SGB 2023-24 Series IV opened for subscription on February 12, 2024 and closed on February 16, 2024. However unlike initial public offering (IPO) where investors may or may not get allotment, in SGBs if a investor applies and the documents checks out and application money is remitted on time, allotment is guaranteed.
The Finance Ministry aims to wrap up a cost-benefit analysis and other steps for the offering for the government to take a decision by May, according to Public Debt Management Office Director-General Patchara Anuntasilpa.