Bond yields edged higher tracking an uptick in the US treasury yields while a rise in US crude oil also dampened sentiment. For the session, traders will now await the details of this week's debt sale, due to be announced after market hours, for clues.
On the global front, most U.S. Treasuries edged higher on Friday, though long bond prices rallied, as investors focused on inflation concerns, two days after the Federal Reserve played down a recent uptick in consumer price pressures. Meanwhile, brent crude rose above $115 a barrel on Monday, holding near a nine-month high amid concerns of possible disruptions to supply from Iraq where Sunni insurgents seized control of more towns over the weekend.
Back home, the yields on new 10 year Government Stock 2023 were trading 3 basis points higher at 8.75% from its previous close of 8.72% on Friday.
The benchmark five-year interest rate swaps were trading 5 basis points higher at 7.99% from its previous close of 7.94% on Friday.
The Reserve Bank of India has announced the auction of 91 and 364 days Government of India Treasury Bills for notified amount of Rs 8,000 crore and Rs 6000 crore respectively. The auction will be conducted on June 25, 2014 using 'Multiple Price Auction' method.
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