Bond yields edge higher after central bank announces OMO

27 Nov 2014 Evaluate

Bond yields edged higher on Thursday after the central bank announced an open market sale of up to Rs 12,000 crore worth of debt on December 1, though the fall in global crude oil prices limited further slide of yields.

On an assessment of current and evolving liquidity conditions, Reserve Bank has decided to conduct sale of government securities under Open Market Operations for an aggregate amount of Rs 12,000 crore on December 1, 2014 through multi-security auction using the multiple price method.

On the global front, benchmark U.S. Treasury yields hit their lowest levels in over a month on Wednesday, while long-dated yields hit more than one-month lows for a second straight day on weaker-than-expected U.S. economic data and continued low yields in Europe. Meanwhile, brent crude fell to a four-year low under $76.30 a barrel on Thursday as it became increasingly unlikely that OPEC would cut output in support of prices during a meeting in Austria.

Back home, the yields on new 10 year Government Stock 2023 was trading 2 basis points higher at 8.16% from its previous close of 8.14% on Wednesday.

The benchmark five-year interest rate swaps were trading 2 basis points higher at 7.27% from its previous close of 7.25% on Wednesday.

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 6,000 crore respectively. The auction was conducted on November 27, 2014 using 'Multiple Price Auction' method. The allocation to the non-competitive bidders will be outside the notified amount at the discretion of the Bank.

The Government of India have announced the sale (re-issue) of the Government Stock through auctions to be held on November 28, 2014, including (i) 8.27 per cent GS 2020 for a notified amount of Rs 3000 crore (ii) 8.40 per cent GS 2024 for a notified amount of Rs 6000 crore and (iii) 9.20 per cent GS 2030 for a notified amount of Rs 2000 crore and (iv) New 30 Years GS for a notified amount of Rs 3000 crore.

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