RBI to purchase Rs 50,000 crore worth of G-sec via OMO Purchase auction on January 5

Reserve Bank of India

• RBI to conduct Rs 50,000 crore OMO auction of govt securities on January 5
• Auction will run from 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM via RBI's E-Kuber system
• Four OMO auctions of Rs 50,000 crore each planned through January 2026

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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on December 30 said it will conduct an auction of Open Market Operations (OMO) purchase of government securities worth Rs 50,000 crore on January 5.

The central bank will purchase government securities of 7.10% GS 2029, 7.95% GS 2032, 7.73% GS 2034, 7.40% GS 2035, 7.41% GS 2036, 8.30% GS 2040, and 7.09% GS 2054, release said.

The auction will take place between 9:30 AM and 10:30 AM and Eligible participants should submit their offers in electronic format on the Reserve Bank of India Core Banking Solution (E-Kuber) system, RBI said.

The central bank added that only in the event of system failure, physical offers would be accepted.

“The result of the auction will be announced on the same day and successful participants should ensure availability of securities in their SGL account by 12 noon on January 06, 2026,” release added.

On December 29, the central bank injected Rs 50,000 crore through OMO purchase of Government of India securities, in to the banking system.

The central bank purchased Rs 10,320 crore worth of 6.79% GS 2029 bonds, Rs 13,733 crore of 7.61% GS 2030, Rs 9,443 crore worth of 7.26% GS 2033, Rs 7,253 crore worth of 6.79% GS 2034, Rs 5,505 crore worth of 6.67% GS 2035, and Rs 3,746 crore worth of 7.30% GS 2053, RBI said in a release.

However, the central bank did not accept any bids for 7.18% GS 2037 bonds.

On December 23, the RBI had announced additional measures such as conduct of Open Market Operation (OMO) purchase of governments securities and USD/INR Buy/Sell swap auction to inject durable liquidity to the banking system after review of current liquidity and financial conditions.

The central bank said it will conduct Rs 2 lakh crore OMO purchase auctions of Government of India securities in four tranches of Rs 50,000 crore each. These auctions will take place on December 29, 2025, January 05, 2026, January 12, 2026, and January 22, 2026, release said.