Bond yields edge lower on OMO hopes

28 Feb 2012 Evaluate

Bond yields edged lower as traders bet on the possibility of central bank announcing open market operations (OMO) after market hours, a move for injecting funds into the system, thereby providing relief from the unprecedented cash squeeze. The fears of an unscheduled auction this week receded as there was no announcement on Monday, when the Reserve Bank of India usually issues details of borrowing. However, traders feared at least one unscheduled bond auction before fiscal year ends as the government has been unable to meet the budget target for about $8.1 billion in state company share sales.

On the global front, US Treasury debt prices rose on Monday as oil prices and Europe's festering debt crisis undermined confidence in a potential global economic recovery and boosted demand for safe-haven US government debt. Benchmark 10-year Treasuries traded 15/32 higher in price, their yields easing to 1.93 percent from 1.98 percent late Friday, well within the range of 1.79 percent and 2.17 percent in place since early November.

Meanwhile, Brent crude futures extended losses and slipped below $124 on Tuesday, snapping a surge that threatened to hurt the global economy while concerns over supply from the Middle East helped stem the slide.

The yields on 10-year benchmark 8.79% - 2021 bonds were down at 8.21%, against its previous close of 8.23% on Monday.

The benchmark five-year interest rate swaps were trading lower at 7.39% from its previous close of 7.40% on Monday.

The Reserve Bank of India has announced the auction of 182-day and 91-day Government of India Treasury Bills for notified amount of  Rs 4,000 crore and Rs 8000 crore respectively. The auction will be conducted on February 29, 2012 using 'Multiple Price Auction' method.

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