Bond yields rise after inflation came in line with expectations

16 Jan 2012 Evaluate

Bond yields rose after data showed that December headline inflation was broadly in line with expectations at 7.47% from a year earlier.

India’s headline inflation measured by the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) for the month of December 2011 finally sank below the uncomfortable 9% for the first time since December, 2010 to the lowest levels in around two years to 7.47%. The inflation reading in the month of November was at 9.11%. The decline in headline inflation is on the back of the sharp decline in prices of primary articles and food articles. However, in the month of December, manufactured products and fuel & power inflation slipped only marginally to 7.41% and 14.91% as compared to 7.70% and 15.48% respectively.

On the global front, US Treasuries rallied on Friday as warnings that Standard & Poor's would downgrade euro-zone sovereign debt ratings fed a bid for safe-haven US government debt. While, oil prices fell on Friday, posting a loss for the week, as downgrades by Standard & Poor's of several euro zone countries countered the supportive effect of anxiety about Nigerian strikes and Iranian threats to shipping. 

The yields on 10-year benchmark 8.79% - 2021 bonds were trading at 8.19% up 4 basis points from its level before the data was released.

The benchmark five-year interest rate swaps was up 3 basis points at 7.10% from its previous close.

The Reserve Bank of India has announced the auction of 91-day and 182-day Government of India Treasury Bills for notified amount of Rs 6,000 crore and Rs 4,000 crore respectively. The auction will be conducted on January 18, 2012 using 'Multiple Price Auction' method. The allocation to the non-competitive bidders will be outside the notified amount at the discretion of the Bank.

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