SGBN28VIII OR SGBN28VIII-GB is the name of a sovereign gold bond series 8 which was issued on 18th November 2020 by the RBI and is listed on the National Stock Exchange. It was open for subscription from November 09 to 13, 2020. 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).
SGBN28VIII Issue Price
Here the issue price is 5177/-. 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. November 04 - 06, 2020.
SGBN28VIII Interest Payment Date
Here the interest amount is calculated on the face value amount which is Rs. 5177/- and will pay interest of Rs. 64.72 semi-annually on 18th November and on 18th May periodically till the maturity date.
Redemption Date of this Issue
On maturity or redemption date which is 18th October 2028, 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 doesn’t have high liquidity in the secondary market. Liquidity is low due to low subscription in this issue but the face value is high because of this the interest payout is lucrative. HerE total Subscription is 1573457 units as per RBI data.
ISIN Code of this SGB
IN0020200286 is the Unique International Securities Identification Number of SGBN28VIII.
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 SGBN28VIII (for placing an order on NSE) or SGBNOV28 (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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