Your money: New gold bond issue is attractively priced

At Rs 2,893 a gram and 2.5% interest, sovereign gold bonds makes the best investment in the metal

Tinesh Bhasin
Last Updated at February 27, 2017 23:19 IST

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Investors who had put money in sovereign gold bonds (SGBs) in the past four issues would be sitting on losses at present. That’s probably why the government has tried to sweeten the deal in the new tranche by offering a discount of Rs 50. The new SGB has a face value of Rs 2,893, a price that many analysts feel is attractive.

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