Govt to auction limits in debt for foreign investors on Wed: NSE

Foreign investors have already exhausted 92.82% of the available debt limit

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Reuters Mumbai
Last Updated : Jun 10 2014 | 2:19 PM IST

Government will auction unutilised debt investment limits worth Rs 7,152 crore ($1.21 billion) to foreign investors on Wednesday, the National Stock Exchange said in a circular on Tuesday.

Foreign investors exhausted 92.82% of the available debt limit as on Monday, data from the National Securities Depository Ltd showed.

Earlier, NSE also said foreign investors cannot raise long positions in bond futures as the investment limit in debt is nearing completion.

The exchange will announce the results of the auction shortly after 5:30 pm on Wednesday.

($1 = 59.2650 Indian Rupees)

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First Published: Jun 10 2014 | 1:58 PM IST

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