Bond yields ebb tracking lower brent crude prices

30 Dec 2014 Evaluate

Bond yields slipped sharply on Tuesday tracking lower crude prices which help ease inflation and narrow current account deficit. Meanwhile, gains of rupee also aided the sentiment for safe haven bonds.

On the global front, U.S. Treasuries prices advanced on Monday on safety buying after the Greek parliament rejected the prime minister's presidential candidate, setting the stage for an election that the left-wing Syriza party, which opposes the EU/IMF bailout, could win. Meanwhile, brent oil fell to a 5-1/2-year low under $57 per barrel on Tuesday, as persistent worries about a global supply glut offset concerns about output disruptions in Libya.

Back home, the yields on new 10 year Government Stock 2023 was trading 9 basis points lower at 7.86% from its previous close of 7.95% on Monday.

The benchmark five-year interest rate swaps were trading 2 basis points lower at 7.20% from its previous close of 7.22% on Monday.

The Reserve Bank of India will conduct overnight repo variable rate auction for a notified amount of Rs. 35,000 crore today (December 30, 2014, Tuesday). The auction will be conducted between 4.00 pm and 4.30 pm as per the revised guidelines on Term Repo Auctions issued on February 13, 2014.

The Reserve Bank of India has announced the auction of 182 and 91 days day Government of India Treasury Bills for notified amount of Rs 5,000 crore and Rs 8,000 crore respectively. The auction will be conducted on December 31, 2014 using 'Multiple Price Auction' method.

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