RBI rejects all 224 bids in treasury-bill auctions
Due to a tight fund-flow situation in the system, on the back of a high govt balance, GST-related outflows and funds getting blocked primarily in the Jio Platforms IPO, bidders wanted higher rates in the auction, bond market players said. On the other hand, RBI was reluctant to pay high rates because this could have indicated elevated rate signalling for the short term by the central bank.
