SGBJUN29II or SGBJUN29II-GB is the name of a sovereign gold bond series 2 which was issued on 1st June 2021 by the RBI and is listed on the National Stock Exchange. It was open for subscription from May 24, 2021 to May 28, 2021. As per the Reserve Bank of India, SGBs or Sovereign Gold Bond are government securities denominated in grams of gold. These are the substitutes for holding physical gold where a semi-annual interest is provided till the maturity date (Interest Rate 2.50% on Issue Price).
SGBJUN29II Issue Price
The issue price of the bond is based on the simple average closing price [published by the India Bullion and Jewellers Association Ltd (IBJA)] for gold of 999 purity of the last three business days of the week preceding the subscription period, i.e. May 19, May 20 and May 21, 2021. Here the issue price is 4842/-.
SGBJUN29II Interest Payment Date
Here the interest amount is calculated on the face value amount which is Rs. 4842/- and will pay interest of Rs. 60.52 semi-annually on 1st June and on 1st December periodically till the maturity date.
Redemption Date of this Issue
On maturity or redemption date which is 1st June 2029, it is going to be redeemed and will pay back maturity amount which will depend on the Gold Price as per IBJA Rates at the time of maturity. The amount will be credited to your Demat linked bank account on the maturity date.
Units Issued under this SGB Series
This SGB has high liquidity in the secondary market. Liquidity is high due to high subscription and due to public had applied in demat form in this issue. The total Subscription unit is 1898475 as per RBI data.
ISIN Code of this SGB
IN0020210061 is the Unique International Securities Identification Number of SGBJUN29II.
How to buy this SGB?
If you are planning to invest in this SGB then you need to have a Demat account to hold and a trading account to place buy order on stock exchanges. If you have a Demat account and a trading account with Upstox or Zerodha (open your trading account now by clicking on the name) then you can easily buy any SGBs from the secondary market. If you want to buy this SGB from the secondary market then you just need to place an order on your stockbroker’s platform by searching the name SGBJUN29II (for placing an order on NSE) or SGBJUNE29 (for placing an order on BSE). Before buying you should calculate the return on this SGB because the prices are trading at a premium, to know the calculation steps click here.
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