RBI to inject ₹10,000 crore through open market operations this week

The eligible participants should submit their offers in electronic format on the RBI Core Banking Solution (E-Kuber) system on January 17. The RBI plans to inject liquidity under OMOs for ₹50,000 crore in January 2019.

Updated on: Jan 15, 2019, 21:24:04 IST

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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Tuesday said it would inject ₹10,000 crore into the system through purchase of government securities on January 17 to increase liquidity.

The purchase will be made through open market operations (OMOs).

“Based on an assessment of prevailing liquidity conditions and also of the durable liquidity needs going forward, the RBI has decided to conduct purchase of ... Government securities under OMOs for an aggregate amount of ₹100 billion on January 17, 2019,” the central bank said in a statement.

The eligible participants should submit their offers in electronic format on the RBI Core Banking Solution (E-Kuber) system on January 17.

The result of the auction will be announced on the same day and payment to successful participants will be made on the following day.

The RBI plans to inject liquidity under OMOs for ₹50,000 crore in January 2019.

The central bank has so far injected ₹20,000 through OMOs in January.

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