Bond yields trade higher on Friday

04 Sep 2015 Evaluate

Bond yields traded higher on Friday on the expectation that the slowing economic growth will help to cut the interest rates at this month’s central bank meeting. Also investors remained cautious ahead of the US non-farm payroll data due to be released later today. Meanwhile, Sentiments remained down-beat with the report that India's June-September monsoon rains are likely to be below the prior forecast of 88 percent of the long-term average, which could make it the driest year since 2009 and reduce farm output.

In the global market, U.S. Treasuries prices rose modestly on Thursday after a dovish outlook from the European Central Bank made U.S. government debt more attractive than European counterparts, but caution ahead of Friday's monthly U.S. employment report limited gains. Furthermore, Oil prices eased in Asian trade on Friday as investors turned cautious ahead of U.S. jobs data later in the day which is expected to play into the Federal Reserve's decision on the timing of any U.S. rate hike.

Back home, the yields on new 10 year Government Stock were trading 1 basis point higher at 7.75% from its previous close at 7.74% on Thursday.  

The benchmark five year yields were trading 1 basis point lower at 7.87% from its previous close at 7.88% on Thursday

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