Bond yields tread water as investors await govt announcement on reforms

25 Jun 2012 Evaluate

Bond yields were treading water as traders waited for measures from the government to address the recent slide in the rupee to record lows. Murmurs were that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) would twist foreign institutional investment limits in debt markets, raising those for government securities while reducing those for less popular investment such as infrastructure corporate bonds.

On the global front, US Treasuries rose, snapping a decline from last week, after billionaire investor George Soros warned the euro may dissolve if European Union leaders fail to curb the region’s debt crisis at a two-day summit starting June 28, 2012. Meanwhile, Brent crude oil rose above $91 per barrel on Monday on supply disruptions as a storm threat shut a quarter of US offshore crude and gas output.

Back home, the yields on 10-year benchmark 8.79% - 2021 were trading 1 basis point lower at 8.32% from its previous close of 8.33% on Friday.

The benchmark five-year interest rate dropped 4 basis points to 7.15% from its previous close of 7.19%.

The Reserve Bank of India has announced the auction of 364-day and 91-day Government of India Treasury Bills for notified amount of  Rs 5,000 crore and Rs 10,000 crore respectively. The auction will be conducted on June 27, 2012 using 'Multiple Price Auction' method. The allocation to the non-competitive bidders will be outside the notified amount at the discretion of the Bank.

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