If we ask bond dealers what’s at the top of their mind today, nine out of 10 will say the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) sale of government securities through open market operation (OMO). When will it start?
The RBI announced the plan of OMO sales to manage liquidity in the last monetary policy. “The timing and quantum of such operations will depend on the evolving liquidity conditions,” RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said. In September, the RBI sold bonds worth a few thousand crores through screen-based trading in the secondary market. The planned OMO sale will be through auctions.
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