Bond yields trade lower on Wednesday

05 Aug 2015 Evaluate

Bond yields traded lower on Wednesday on the report that the ceiling for foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) in government bonds may be increased to develop the market and attract a wider range of participation. The limit may be redefined in rupee terms and could be a moving one, depending on market size.

In the global market, U.S. Treasuries prices fell on Tuesday after comments from top Federal Reserve official revived expectations that the central bank would hike interest rates in September, while profit-taking ahead of a key U.S. jobs report also weighed on prices. Furthermore, Benchmark Brent crude oil prices inched up just above a key support level of $50 on Wednesday, recovering from multi-month lows, as investors await U.S. oil inventories data to gauge supply.

Back home, the yields on new 10 year Government Stock were trading 1 basis point lower at 7.83% from its previous close of 7.84% on Tuesday.

The benchmark five year yields were trading 1 basis point lower at 7.97% from its previous close of 7.98% on Tuesday

The Reserve Bank of India has announced the auction of 91-days and 364-days Government of India Treasury Bills for notified amount of Rs 8,000 crore and Rs 6,000 crore respectively. The auction will be conducted on August 05, 2015 using 'Multiple Price Auction' method.

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