Bond yields remained steady on Monday amid lack of fresh triggers. Investors are likely sell bonds to benefit after a rise in prices last week and a higher-than-estimated cutoff price at an auction. Meanwhile, the growth in India's manufacturing sector slowly sharply in April as demand weakened, reinforcing views that the central bank will have to cut interest rates again in coming months. The Nikkei/Markit Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index fell to a four-month low of 50.5 in April from March's 52.4, nearing the 50 mark that separates growth from contraction and the lowest reading of the year.
In the global market, U.S. Treasury debt prices rose in choppy trading on Friday as poor domestic data and a drop in U.S. stock prices overshadowed news of strong quarterly growth in the euro zone in the first quarter, which had lifted German and U.S. yields. Furthermore, Oil prices dipped in early Asian trade on Monday as rising production in the Middle East outweighed falling U.S. output and the recent slide in the dollar, which has been supporting crude.
Back home, the yields on new 10 year Government Stock were trading flat from its previous close at 7.43% on Friday.
The benchmark five-year interest rates were trading flat from its previous close at 7.46% on Friday.
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 9,000 crore and Rs 6,000 crore respectively. The auction will be conducted on May 04, 2016 using 'Multiple Price Auction' method.
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