RBI intervenes to stem surging forwards premiums SECTIONS Share Synopsis The central bank is said to have intervened through some state-run banks that brought down the cost of covering currency exposure across maturities, traders said. Agencies The premium on one-day forwards contract, known as Cash Tom in market parlance, settled at 7.41% Tuesday, compared with 28.95% earlier in the morning trade Related MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Tuesday had to fire-fight in the currency markets with forward premium soaring up to 28.95% in short-term onshore contracts, indicating that varying estimates of fund flows could cause wild swings in the local currency.