Bond yields traded higher on Thursday after US Federal Reserve boosted prospects of interest rate hike in December. Investors failed to get any sense of relief with Finance Minister Arun Jaitley’s statement after India jumped 12 positions to rank 130th in the world on ease of doing business, that the improvement in ranking does not fully reflect the reforms initiated and the position will improve further next year.
In the global market, U.S. Treasuries prices fell on Wednesday with short- and medium-dated yields hitting their highest in a month after the Federal Reserve left the door open for a rate hike in December, surprising traders who had hoped for hints of no move this year. Furthermore, Crude futures held on to strong gains in early Asian trading on Thursday, after the U.S. Federal Reserve kept rates unchanged and a weekly government report on oil stockpiles showed an inventory build that was within expectations.
Back home, the yields on new 10 year Government Stock were trading 2 basis points higher at 7.61% from its previous close at 7.59% on Wednesday.
The benchmark five-year interest rates were trading 2 basis points higher at 7.67% from its previous close at 7.65% on Wednesday.
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