Govt bonds over-subscribed; FIIs put in bids worth Rs 987-crore

Last Updated: Monday, August 31, 2015, 21:32

Government bonds Monday attracted bids of Rs 987 crore from foreign investors against Rs 561 crore worth of securities put on offer.

BSE to auction investment limits for Rs 561-cr for govt bonds

Last Updated: Sunday, August 30, 2015, 15:31

The auction will be conducted on BSE's ebidxchange platform from 1530 hours to 1730 hours after close of normal market hours on August 31, the exchange said in a circular.

Govt bonds over-subscribed; FIIs put in bids worth Rs 974 crore

Last Updated: Monday, August 10, 2015, 20:28

Government bonds Monday attracted bids of Rs 974 crore from foreign investors against Rs 556 crore worth of securities put on offer.

NSE to auction investment limits for Rs 556-crore govt bonds

Last Updated: Friday, August 7, 2015, 21:52

Leading bourse National Stock Exchange (NSE) will auction investment limits for foreign investors to buy government debt securities worth Rs 556 crore on Monday.

Rajan says talking to govt to hike FPI cap in govt bonds

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 4, 2015, 15:50

Reserve Bank is in discussions with the Finance Ministry to raise the Foreign Portfolio Investment (FPI) cap in government bonds, Governor Raghuram Rajan said on Tuesday.

New IRF contracts debut on NSE with trading worth Rs 477 crore

Last Updated: Friday, July 31, 2015, 23:23

New interest rate futures (IRFs) contracts based on six-year and 13-year tenure government bonds made their debut on capital markets today with trading worth Rs 477.40 crore on the NSE.

Bourses to launch new 6-yr, 13-yr govt bond futures Friday

Last Updated: Thursday, July 30, 2015, 16:01

Leading stock exchanges BSE and NSE will introduce Friday new interest rate futures (IRFs) contract with the newly launched 6-year and 13-year government bonds.

BSE, NSE to launch new IRFs contract on July 31

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 28, 2015, 23:32

Leading stock exchanges BSE and NSE will introduce new interest rate futures (IRFs) contract on July 31 with the newly launched 6-year and 13-year government bonds maturing in 2020 and 2030 as its underlying.

Mechanism for public offer of govt bonds to be out soon: BSE

Last Updated: Thursday, July 9, 2015, 19:07

To encourage retail participation in government bonds, top stock exchange BSE on Thursday said that a mechanism would be in place in the next 6-9 months for a 'public offer' of such debt instrument.

FII limit in G-secs to be revised twice annually: Rajan

Last Updated: Thursday, July 2, 2015, 18:49

Promising a steady increase in FII investment limit in government bonds, RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan on Thursday said the ceiling will be revised twice a year and efforts are being made to make such investment easier.

Finance Ministry favours FII investment limit for bonds in rupee terms

Last Updated: Friday, June 26, 2015, 20:22

The Finance Ministry is in favour of fixing FII investment limit for government bonds in rupee terms instead of dollar as it would provide more headroom for investments by foreign investors.

Top EU court backs ECB`s bond-buying scheme

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 16, 2015, 18:46

The European Central Bank scored a landmark victory Tuesday when the EU`s top court ruled its scheme to buy potentially unlimited amounts of government bonds was legal.