Bond yields creep higher ahead of Rs 12,000 crore debt sale

09 Feb 2012 Evaluate

Bond yields crawled higher on Thursday in the absence of a debt buy announcement by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for this week, while traders avoided building positions before Friday's Rs 12,000 crore worth debt sale. The RBI will still consider buying bonds to inject cash in the banking system, depending on the level of bank borrowings from the central bank, said Subir Gokarn, a deputy governor.

On the global front, US Treasuries prices fell slightly in late trade on Wednesday after a $24 billion sale of 10-year US government debt - offering a yield above 2 percent, attracted good demand. Meanwhile, Brent crude held near six-month highs above $117 on Thursday on hopes of demand growth revival as Greece inched closer to getting its debt crisis under control while concerns over supply disruption from the Middle East provided support.

The yields on 10-year benchmark 8.79% - 2021 bonds were at 8.25% higher than Wednesday's close of 8.23%.

The benchmark five-year interest rate swaps were at 7.42% from its previous close of 7.38% on Wednesday.

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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