Rupee Gains As Traders Position For LIC IPO Inflows

The Indian rupee advances for a second day as traders cite inflows ahead of the mega share sale of Life Insurance Corp. of India, likely by mid-March. Bonds are lower with traders waiting to see if the government cancels the last auction of the fiscal year

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RBI Announces A Second Variable Rate Repo Auction

  • Variable rate repo auction of Rs 75,000 crore scheduled for Monday.
  • RBI had scheduled a Rs 50,000 crore variable rate repo auction for Friday.
  • Alert: Repo auctions follow an increase in call money market rate to above 4%.
  • Alert: Repo auctions despite surplus liquidity conditions, even though size of surplus has reduced.

Source: RBI

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