($243.4 million) for this issue, for which it had invited bids from investors and merchant bankers earlier in the day. The issue was fully subscribed. The bonds are rated AAA by CRISIL and ICRA and the issue will be settled next week. The notes have put and call options at the end of the one year and one day. In March, NHB raised 19 billion rupees through bonds maturing in three years and 10 days at a coupon of 7.77%, and this issue had a put and call option at the end of one year.
($1 = 82.1600 Indian rupees) (Reporting by Bhakti Tambe and Dharamraj Dhutia; Editing by Savio D'Souza)
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