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SGBs are better for taking exposure to gold than exchange-traded funds
Subscription for bonds runs from Monday to Wednesday every week
For such investors, the issue price of gold bond will be Rs 2,921 per gram
Under the scheme, the bonds are denominated in units of one gram of gold and multiples thereof
On Friday, the central government announced changes that have increased the chances of sovereign gold bonds to succeed or to get a better response than in the past. The most important change is that these bonds will be available almost 'on tap', as the issue that opened on Monday will remain so till December 27. However, the issue will have weekly price fixation. According to what the Reserve Bank announced, bond subscription will open every Monday and close on Wednesday. The price will be the previous three trading days' average for 999-purity. The bonds sold between October 9 and 11 will be issued on October 16 and get listed on the stock exchanges two weeks after that. The bond that opened on Monday is priced at Rs 2,956 a gramme; for online investment, it is Rs 2,906 a gramme. They will again open for subscription on October 16 and remain so till October 18. This will continue till December 27, a Wednesday. The second important change is weekly price fixation. Over such a long ...
But govt's moves will provide more liquidity to SGBs in the secondary market
To improve liquidity and tradability of SGBs, it said appropriate market making initiatives will be
This was mobilised through over two lakh applications representing around 2.37 tonnes of gold
The gold price rally is likely to continue. The investor also gets interest and tax benefit that make bonds a lucrative investment
SGB issue price has been fixed at Rs 3,119 per gram. An investor can invest for a minimum unit of one gram and a maximum of 500 grams