Bond yields creep higher in tight range

06 Jan 2012 Evaluate

Bond yields rose in tight range on Thursday as cautiousness ahead of the government's Rs 14,000 crore worth bond auction and the buyback slated later in the day, kept the traders at the bay. Market sentiment, however, was bullish as data on Thursday showed food prices fell in late December for the first time in six years and after Reserve Bank of India Deputy Governor Subir Gokarn's comment that interest rates in India had peaked.

On the global front, long-dated US Treasury debt prices fell on Thursday as investors pared bond holdings in advance of a key government jobs report, which might top expectations following recent data suggesting a resilient US economy. Meanwhile, Brent crude dropped back drastically and US crude deepened losses near the close on Thursday as investors took a second look at data showing a surprise build in US stockpiles and the sharp rise in the dollar encouraged traders to jettison riskier assets.

The yields on 10-year benchmark 8.79% - 2021 bonds were trading higher by 1 basis point at 8.34%. 

The benchmark five-year interest rate swaps were down 1 basis point at 7.04% from its previous close of 7.05%.

The Government of India has announced the sale of three dated securities for Rs 14,000 crore on January 6, 2012, which includes (i) “7.83 percent Government Stock 2018” for a notified amount of Rs 4,000 crore (nominal) through price based auction, (ii) “8.79 percent Government Stock 2021” for a notified amount of Rs 7,000 crore (nominal) through price based auction and (iii) “8.28 percent Government Stock 2032” for a notified amount of Rs 3,000 crore (nominal) through price based auction. The auctions will be conducted using uniform price method. The auctions will be conducted by the Reserve Bank of India, Fort, Mumbai on January 06, 2012 (Friday).

Meanwhile, consistent with the stance of monetary policy and based on the current assessment of prevailing and evolving liquidity conditions, the Reserve Bank decided to conduct Open Market Operations by purchasing government securities for an aggregate amount of Rs 12,000 crore on January 6, 2012 through multi-security auction using the multiple price method.

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