SGBMAR24 or SGBMAR24-GB is the name of a sovereign gold bond series 3 which was issued in March 2016 and is listed on the national stock exchange. This SGB was issued on 29th March 2016 by RBI. It was open for subscription from March 8 to 14, 2016. 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 2.75% on Issue Price).
SGBMAR24 Issue Price
Here the issue price is 2916/-. 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. February 29, 2016, to March 4, 2016.
SGBMAR24 Interest Payment Date
Here the interest amount is calculated on the face value amount which is Rs. 2916/- and will pay interest of Rs. 40.10 semi-annually on 29th March and on 29th September periodically till the maturity date.
SGBMAR24 Redemption Date
On maturity or redemption date which is 29th March 2024, 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 in this issue. The total Subscription unit is 1119741 as per RBI data.
ISIN Code of this SGB
IN0020150119 is the Unique International Securities Identification Number of SGBMAR24.
How to buy SGBMAR24?
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 SGBMAR24 (for placing an order on NSE) or SGB2016II (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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Note: Before buying any SGB from the secondary market do calculate your returns so that you don't miss the benefit of interest payment (Sovereign Gold Bond Return Calculation).
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