Bond yields tread water on Tuesday

07 Feb 2012 Evaluate

Bond yields were treading water as traders awaited details on Reserve Bank of India’s plan of buying back bonds, in order for easing tight liquidity and making room for this week's debt sale. The central bank usually announces plans to conduct open market operations (OMOs) on Tuesdays, after the market closes. Further, traders were also awaiting government's release of growth estimate for the current fiscal year ending March, for directional cues in early deals.

On the global front, U.S. Treasury debt prices rose on Monday in thin trading as vague worries over the outcome of the Greek debt swap and European leaders' ability to deal with the sovereign debt crisis drove some buyers back into safe-haven debt. Meanwhile, brent futures held steady near $116 on Tuesday, after settling at a six-month high in the previous session, due to a cold spell in Europe and supply concerns from the Middle East, while fears Europe's debt crisis was worsening weighed on the market.

Back home, growth in GDP at factor cost during 2011-12, at 2004-05 prices, is estimated at 6.9 percent as compared to the growth rate of 8.4 percent in 2010-11. The ‘agriculture, forestry and fishing’ sector has shown a sharp decline in growth rate as it expanded merely by 2.5 percent in its GDP during 2011-12, as against the growth rate of corresponding period last year of 7.0 percent. In addition, there was contraction of 2.2 percent during 2011-12 in mining and quarrying sector growth.


The yields on 10-year benchmark 8.79% - 2021 bonds were trading unchanged at its previous close of 8.18%.

The benchmark five-year interest rate swaps was up 1 basis point, at 7.30% from its previous close of 7.29% on Monday.

The Reserve Bank of India has announced the auction of 364-day and 91-day Government of India Treasury Bills for notified amount of Rs 4,000 crore and Rs 9000 crore respectively. The auction will be conducted on February 08, 2012 using 'Multiple Price Auction' method.

Seven State Governments have announced Auction of State Development Loans 2022 for Rs 6,430.000 crore on February 7, 2012.

The Government of India have announced the sale (re-issue) of three dated securities for Rs 12,000 crore on February 10,2011  (i) “8.19 percent Government Stock 2020” for a notified amount of  Rs 3,000 crore (nominal) through price based auction, (ii) “9.15 percent Government Stock 2024” for a notified amount of  Rs 6,000 crore (nominal) through price based auction and (iii) “8.97 percent Government Stock 2030” 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 February 10, 2012 (Friday).

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