The Reserve Bank of India did not accept any bids in an auction to buyback government bonds, results released on Thursday showed.Below are some details:* The buyback included bonds maturing this financial year.* Investors offered bonds worth only 10% of the ₹30,000 crore ($3.18 billion) New Delhi sought to buy through the buyback.* Traders cited ample banking liquidity as the reason for the tepid response.* “Banks already have ample surplus and are looking for avenues to park these funds, and hence there was hardly any interest from them,” a treasury official at a private bank said.* Bids were likely placed at prices higher than market levels, a private bank trader said.* New Delhi has bought back bonds worth ₹25,700 crore so far in this financial year.Published on September 3, 2026
RBI rejects all bids in ₹30,000-crore bond buyback auction
The Reserve Bank of India did not accept any bids in an auction to buyback government bonds, results released on Thursday showed.














