Bond yields remaine steady on Tuesday

30 Dec 2015 Evaluate

Bond yields traded steady on Tuesday after World Bank chief economist Kaushik Basu’s statement that the Indian economy is expected to grow at 7 to 7.5 percent in 2016. Until October, the World Bank retained India's growth forecast at 7.5 percent for 2015-16 and expected it to be 7.8 percent in 2016-17 and 7.9 percent in 2017-18.

In the global market, U.S. Treasuries rose on Tuesday in light, choppy trading as dealers awaited a five-year note auction later in the session and as oil prices recouped losses. Furthermore, Crude oil futures slipped toward $37 per barrel on Wednesday as the market remained under pressure due to slowing demand and high supplies.

Back home, the yields on new 10 year Government Stock were trading flat from its previous close at 7.75% on Tuesday.

The benchmark five-year interest rates were trading flat from its previous close at 7.74% on Tuesday.

The Reserve Bank of India has announced the auction of 91-days and 182-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 December 30, 2015 using 'Multiple Price Auction' method.  

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