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RBI Rejects All Treasury Bill Bids in Auction

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  • The Reserve Bank of India rejected all bids at a treasury bill auction.
  • The government aimed to raise 230 billion rupees through 91-, 182- and 364-day bills.
  • Traders said cutoff yields likely exceeded the RBI’s expectations for each maturity.
  • The 364-day note spread to the RBI policy rate hit 99 basis points, a four-year high.
  • Markets expect at least another 75 basis points of rate hikes, prompting cautious bidding.