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Underwriting Auctions for Government securities

Underwriting Auctions for Government securities

February 02, 2011 / 11:41 IST
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The Government of India have announced the sale (reissue) of “7.17 per cent Government Stock 2015” for a notified amount of `3,000 crore (nominal), "8.13 per cent Government Stock 2022" for a notified amount of `4,000 crore (nominal) and "8.30 per cent Government Stock 2040” for a notified amount of `3,000 crore (nominal) through auctions to be held on February 04, 2011. The underwriting auctions for the captioned securities will be conducted on February 03, 2011 (Thursday).
As per revised scheme of underwriting, dated November 14, 2007, the amounts of Minimum Underwriting Commitment (MUC) and the minimum bidding commitment under Additional Competitive Underwriting (ACU) for the underwriting auctions, per Primary Dealer, are as under:
(` in crore)                       
Nomenclature of the Security Notified Amount MUC amount per Primary Dealer Minimum bidding commitment per PD under ACU auction
7.17 per cent  GS  2015 3000 75 75
8.13 per cent  GS  2022 4000 100 100
8.30 per cent  GS  2040 3000 75 75
The underwriting auctions will be conducted using multiple price based auction method. Primary Dealers (PDs) may submit their bids for ACU auctions electronically through Negotiated Dealing System (NDS) between 10.30 a.m. and 12.30 p.m. on February 03, 2010 (Thursday).
The underwriting commission will be credited to the current account of the respective PDs at the RBI, Fort, Mumbai on the date of issue of securities.
R. R. Sinha Deputy General Manager
Press Release : 2010-2011/1102
first published: Feb 2, 2011 11:41 am

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