Bond yields traded lower on Monday as investors turned optimistic by the debt purchases after the Reserve Bank of India announced late Friday an open market purchase of notes which will boost cash supply.
In the global market, U.S. Treasury yields rose on Friday after April's U.S. employment report showed signs of wage growth for American workers, an early sign that inflation may finally be strengthening, and a top Federal Reserve official said raising U.S. interest rates twice this year was still a possibility. Furthermore, Oil prices jumped as a huge wildfire in Canada's oil sand region knocked out over a million barrels in daily production capacity, contributing to a significant tightening of markets over the past weeks.
Back home, the yields on new 10 year Government Stock were trading 1 basis point lower at 7.42% from its previous close at 7.43% on Friday.
The benchmark five-year interest rates were trading 1 basis point lower at 7.43% from its previous close at 7.44% 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 May 11, 2016 using 'Multiple Price Auction' method.
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