Gold Bonds

The RBI further said that the second tranche (2022-23 Series II) will be available for subscription during August 22-26, 2022

Gold is up 5.8 per cent over the past month and 8.9 per cent over the past year, with a large part of it coming in February, after escalation of tensions between Russia and Ukraine

The Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme 2021-22 - Series X will be open for subscription for the period from February 28 to March 4

Gold prices firmed on Tuesday as Russia-Ukraine concerns kept the safe-haven metal supported near the previous session's over one-week high

The bonds will be sold through banks Stock Holding Corporation of India Limited (SHCIL), designated post offices, and recognised stock exchanges -- NSE and BSE

Avoid them if you might require liquidity in the near term as you may have to sell them at a discount on the exchanges

The issue price for the next tranche of Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme 2021-22, which will open for subscription for five days from August 30, has been fixed at Rs 4,732 per gram of gold, the RBI said

The central bank's gold reserves stood at 705.6 tonnes as on June 30. The gold reserves were at 558.1 tonnes in the beginning of 2018

Your portfolio needs a hedge against the risks of growth slowdown and inflation

The government has collected Rs 31,290 crore from Sovereign Gold Bond (SGB) Scheme since its launch in 2015, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman informed Parliament on Monday.

Lockdowns to contain the disease have eased, but still many customers are putting their money on such instruments.

The issue price for Series III, which was open for subscription during May 31 to June 4, 2021, was Rs 4,889/gm.

The issue price for Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme 2021-22, which will open for subscription for five days from May 31, has been fixed at Rs 4,889 per gram of gold, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said

A total of Rs 25,702 crore has been raised through the Sovereign Gold Bond (SGB) Scheme since its inception till end-March, according to the RBI annual report released on Thursday. The scheme was launched in November 2015 with an objective to reduce the demand for physical gold and shift a part of the domestic savings -- used for the purchase of gold -- into financial savings. In 2020-21, RBI issued twelve tranches of bonds for an aggregate amount of Rs 16,049 crore (32.35 tonnes). "A total of Rs 25,702 crore (63.32 tonnes) has been raised through the scheme since its inception in November 2015," the annual report said. In the current fiscal, the government has decided to issue the bonds in six tranches from May 2021 to September 2021. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issues the bonds on behalf of the Union government. The subscription for the second tranche of scheme ends on Friday. The third tranche or 2021-22 Series III will open for subscription from May 31 June 4. The first

The dollar index jumped to a more than four-month high, making greenback-denominated gold more expensive for holders of other currencies.

Premature withdrawal results in taxation of capital gain, while corpus received at maturity is tax-free

The government will give a discount of Rs 50 per gram under its gold bond scheme to investors who apply online and the payment is made through digital mode

The SBG has an eight-year maturity period, with redemption allowed after five years.

The Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme 2020-21 series VI will open for subscription on August 31, 2020 and close on September 4, 2020

Entering this long-term instrument could cause distress if the rally ends in some years