Open Market Operations

After margin pressure and muted credit in 2025, banks enter 2026 with hopes of credit revival, stable asset quality and more investments, though funding and deposits remain key risks

The rupee breached the 90-per-dollar level amid sustained corporate dollar demand and FPI outflows, even as banking system liquidity turned surplus after two weeks

The RBI will buy government securities worth ₹50,000 crore in an OMO auction on January 5, 2026, as part of four equal tranches announced for late December and January

RBI rejected bids for the 7.18 per cent 2037 security as quoted prices were above market levels, but purchased ₹50,000 crore of gilts in line with the notified amount

The Reserve Bank of India will inject nearly Rs 3 trillion through open market operations and a USD/INR buy-sell swap to offset liquidity drained by forex intervention and seasonal factors

Net liquidity fell into deficit after seven weeks; net liquidity in the banking system was in a deficit of ₹68,586 crore on Wednesday

The shares were offloaded in the price range of Rs 1,040.31-1,041.56 apiece on the National Stock Exchange (NSE), taking the combined transaction value to Rs 1,790.41 crore

Additionally, the central bank also purchased ₹40,000 crore worth of government securities via the Open Market Operations (OMO) auction

Market participants said that the fall in overnight rates further weighed on OIS rates

The RBI has infused Rs 2.9 trillion via OMO auctions so far. It has also infused Rs 2 trillion via long-term variable rate repo (VRR) auctions

Banking system liquidity turned surplus after 4 months

The RBI's active intervention in the foreign exchange market to avoid sharp decline in rupee against the dollar has been weighing on the banking system liquidity

Banks bid 4.5x in Thursday's auction

The RBI plans to infuse Rs 2 trillion via an overnight variable rate repo (VRR) auction on Tuesday.

Reserve Bank of India bought bonds worth Rs 20,020 crore($2.31 billion) at an open market operation (OMO) on Thursday. The 10-year benchmark that matures in 2034 accounted for one-fourth

RBI announces OMOs, VRR auction, $-rupee buy-sell swap

Government cash balance turns negative; Fx market remains volatile

Financial services company Capital Group on Tuesday divested a 1.7 per cent stake in IT firm Mastek for over Rs 148 crore through an open market transaction. According to the bulk deal data available on the BSE, US-based Capital group through its arm SmallCap World Fund Inc offloaded 5.30 lakh shares, amounting to a 1.7 per cent stake in Mastek. The shares were sold at an average price of Rs 2,801.68 apiece, taking the deal value to Rs 148.49 crore. After the share sale, Capital group's holding in Mastek has come down to 6.24 per cent from 7.94 per cent. Meanwhile, Aalidhra Textool Engineers bought 2 lakh shares of the company at an average price of Rs 2,800.81 per piece. This took the deal value to Rs 56.01 crore. Details of the other buyers of Mastek's shares could not be ascertained. Shares of Mastek rose 4.65 per cent to close at Rs 2,904.25 apiece on the BSE.

Swiss financial services company UBS Group on Wednesday bought shares of IDFC Ltd for Rs 88 crore through an open market transaction. According to the bulk deal data available with the NSE, UBS through its arm UBS Principal Capital Asia purchased 81,48,705 shares or 0.51 per cent stake in IDFC Ltd. The shares were acquired at an average price of Rs 107.92 apiece, taking the transaction value to Rs 87.94 crore. Details of the sellers of IDFC's shares could not be ascertained on the National Stock Exchange (NSE). Shares of IDFC fell 1.09 per cent to close at Rs 108.78 apiece on the NSE. Last month, IDFC First Bank announced the completion of the merger of IDFC Ltd with the bank. Post the amalgamation, there will be a simplified corporate structure at the Bank with no holding company. In July 2023, IDFC First Bank announced the merger of its parent IDFC Ltd with itself in an all-stock transaction, marking another major deal in the Indian banking space days after the amalgamation of

Along with OMO sales, the RBI has also been conducting VRRR auctions in order to drain excess liquidity