Bond yields were trading lower in the range bound trade on Monday tracking lower crude prices and on continued hopes of a rate cut as early as next month. In the previous session, the yields edged lower as lower oil prices offset the impact from higher than expected cut off yields at bond auction.
On the global front, U.S. Treasury prices gained on Friday after data showed that growth in the American manufacturing sector slowed more than expected in December. The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) said its index of national factory activity fell to 55.5, below economists’ expectations for 57.6, from 58.7 the month before. Meanwhile, U.S. crude and Brent futures dropped to fresh 5-1/2-year lows on Monday as worries about a surplus of global supplies amid weak demand continued to drag on oil markets.
Back home, the yields on new 10 year Government Stock 2023 was trading 1 basis point lower at 7.86% from its previous close of 7.87% on Friday.
The benchmark five-year interest rate swaps were trading 4 basis points lower at 7.19% from its previous close of 7.23% on Friday.
The Reserve Bank of India has announced the auction of 364 and 91 day Government of India Treasury Bills for notified amount of Rs 7,000 crore and Rs 8,000 crore respectively. The auction will be conducted on January 07, 2015 using 'Multiple Price Auction' method.
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