Bond yields trade flat on Monday

04 Jan 2016 Evaluate

Bond yields traded flat as investors turned cautious after the seasonally adjusted Nikkei India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), slipped to 49.1 in December from November's 50.3, to a 25-month low.

In the global market, U.S. Treasuries prices rose on Thursday to end the year higher thanexpected by many investors and with the yield curve flatter than in 2014. Furthermore, Oil prices jumped in early Asia trade Monday after a weekend of escalating political tension between Saudi Arabia and Iran stoked fears of a possible disruption to crude supplies.

Back home, the yields on new 10 year Government Stock were trading flat from its previous close at 7.73% on Friday.

The benchmark five-year interest rates were trading 2 basis points higher flat at 7.71% from its previous close at 7.69% on Friday.    

The Reserve Bank of India has announced the auction of 91-days and 364-days Government of India Treasury Bills for notified amount of Rs 9,000 crore and Rs 6,000 crore respectively. The auction will be conducted on January 06, 2015 using 'Multiple Price Auction' method.

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