The latest treasury bill auction held on 16 July 2025, saw strong participation across all tenors, with yields marginally rising as investor appetite remained firm despite the macroeconomic backdrop.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) auctioned Rs 20,000 crore worth of T-bills, divided across 91-day, 182-day, and 364-day maturities.
The 91-day T-bill attracted Rs 36,180.70 crore in competitive bids against a notified amount of Rs 9,000 crore. A total of 132 bids were received, with 32 bids being accepted. The cut-off price was Rs 98.6752, translating to a yield of 5.3851%. The weighted average yield stood slightly lower at 5.3789%. Partial allotment was made for five bids, with 83.12% of the bid amount accepted. In the non-competitive segment, all 8 bids totaling Rs 7,429.10 crore were fully allotted.
This 182-day T-Bill drew the highest number of competitive bids at 168, amounting to Rs 36,446.75 crore for a notified amount of Rs 6,000 crore. The cut-off price was Rs 97.3119, equating to a yield of 5.5399%, while the weighted average yield settled at 5.5318%. Only 25 bids were accepted, with a lower allotment ratio of 51.23%. Two bids received partial allotments. Non-competitive bids worth Rs 300.13 crore from 3 applicants were fully allotted.
The 364-day paper received Rs 24,850.75 crore in bids for a notified amount of Rs 5,000 crore. With 109 bids received, 43 were accepted. The cut-off price came in at Rs 94.7175, translating to the highest yield of the auction at 5.5924%. The weighted average yield was also the highest among the three at 5.5852%. Partial allotment was made to one bid, with 81.11% of the bid amount accepted. Non-competitive allotments totaled Rs 1,331.96 crore across four participants.