atm deposits via upi: You can now make card-less deposits via UPI

Users can now make payments from prepaid payment instruments through third party applications and deposit cash at ATMs, via UPI, the Reserve Bank Governor said. “Given the experience gained from card-less cash withdrawal using UPI at the ATMs, it is now proposed to also facilitate deposit of cash in CDMs using UPI. This measure will … Read more

Tech View: Nifty 50 in consolidation mode; what’s the trade set-up for next week?

It turned out to be a rather listless session for domestic equities, with the Nifty 50 ended flat as the Reserve Bank of India’s policy announcements had no major fireworks. The central bank left policy rates unchanged and also retained its stance of focussing on withdrawal of accommodation. The Nifty 50 ended flat at 22513.70 … Read more

Bond yields: India benchmark bond yield briefly hits 2-month high, no surprise in RBI policy

MUMBAI – Indian government bond yields stayed higher on Friday, with the benchmark yield touching a nearly two-month high, as the Reserve Bank of India maintained rates and stance as widely expected while sounding cautious on inflation. The yield on the benchmark 10-year was at 7.1069% as of 11:10 a.m. IST, after closing at 7.0934% … Read more

RBI: Multiple price auctions make a comeback

Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is reverting to the multiple price method for all auctions of government bonds, three years after the Centre’s money manager had moved to the uniform price method to curb volatility in the sovereign bond market amid the Covid crisis. “On a review of the prevailing and evolving market … Read more

bond yields: Lower government borrowing in H1 to cool bond yields

Mumbai: Government bond yields are set to ease, lowering the cost of debt for Indian firms, as the Centre’s decision to borrow less than usual in the first half of the next fiscal has improved the demand-supply dynamics for the sovereign bond market. On Wednesday, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said the Centre would … Read more

RBI’s hand behind today’s rally in banks, other financial stocks

Shares of banks and NBFC shares like Bajaj Finance on Thursday rose up to 4% after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) relaxed rules regarding provisions for investments in Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) by all regulated entities. Led by healthy buying seen in banks and other financial stocks, Nifty rallied over 200 points today and … Read more

ETF: As $1b limit nears, MFs told to suspend overseas ETF inflows

Mumbai: India’s capital markets regulator has ordered local mutual fund managers to stop accepting money in plans that invest in overseas exchange traded funds (ETFs) as a $1-billion cumulative sectoral limit for such investments is close to being breached. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) regulates the fund inflows and outflows involving locally pooled investments … Read more

RBI: Monetary policy must remain in risk-minimisation mode: RBI Bulletin

Mumbai: A recent reduction in cooking gas prices is likely to exert a softening effect on inflation that’s also being aided by declining non-food prices, but monetary policy must remain in “risk-minimisation” mode to firmly bring consumer prices back to the legally mandated target, central bank economists said. “Fuel prices remain in deflation, and this … Read more

Bond yields: Bond yields likely to spike as states line up record borrowings

Mumbai: Sovereign bond yields, the benchmark for pricing debt, may harden this week as several states have announced record-high borrowings ahead of the general election, surprising investors with a deluge of securities. On Tuesday, 17 state governments will sell bonds worth ₹50,206 crore, a record for a week, and 80% higher than the ₹27,810 crore … Read more