Bond yields trade lower on Friday

14 Aug 2015 Evaluate

Bond yields traded lower on Friday as investor’s sentiment got boost by encouraging wholesale price inflation (WPI), which fell 4.05 percent in July, much lower than the previous month and against the expectation of some increase. The fall in WPI was mainly due to weak food and fuel prices and lower global commodity price.

In the global market, U.S. Treasuries yields rose on Thursday as global markets steadied on Chinese reassurances there was no reason for the yuan to drop further and on strong U.S. retail sales data that lifted expectations policymakers will soon raise interest rates. Furthermore, crude oil prices remained close to their lowest in over six years early on Friday, as rising U.S. stockpiles stoked oversupply and on worries over demand from slowing economies in Asia.

Back home, the yields on new 10 year Government Stock were trading 1 basis point lower at 7.73% from its previous close of 7.74% on Thursday.

The benchmark five year yields were trading 2 basis points lower at 7.86% from its previous close of 7.88% on Thursday

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