Bond yields trade flat ahead of crucial IIP and WPI data

10 Jul 2012 Evaluate

Bond yields were trading flat with negative bias  as traders embarked upon ‘wait and watch’ method ahead of the industrial output data scheduled to be released on July 12 followed by wholesale price inflation data on Monday, which would provide clues on RBI’s stance in its upcoming monetary policy review on July 31. Safe-haven bids aided the shore up of bonds after China reported slowing inflation, signaling slowing consumer demand, while the United States posted slower-than-expected jobs growth.

On the global front, US Treasury debt prices rose on Monday sending the benchmark yields hovering just above historic lows, on bets that the Federal Reserve will undertake a large-scale bond purchases to stimulate a slothful US economy. Meanwhile, Brent crude fell below $99 a barrel on Tuesday on concerns about demand growth after Crude imports into China, the world's second biggest crude consumer, plunged in June to their lowest this year from a record high the previous month, while worries over supply disruptions eased as a labour strike in Norway's oil industry ended.

Back home, the yields on 10-year benchmark 8.79% - 2021 were trading 1 basis point lower at 8.14% from its previous close of 8.15% on Monday.

The benchmark five-year interest rates were trading flat at its previous close of 7.15%.

The Reserve Bank of India has announced the auction of 91-day and 364 day Government of India Treasury Bills for notified amount of Rs 7,000 crore and Rs 5,000 crore to be conducted on July 11, 2012 using 'Multiple Price Auction' method.

Meanwhile, the Government of India have announced the sale (re-issue) of four dated securities for  Rs 16,000 crore on July 13, 2012 (i) “8.07 percent Government Stock 2017” for a notified amount of  Rs 4,000 crore (nominal) through price based auction; (ii) “8.15 percent Government Stock 2022” for a notified amount of  Rs 6,000 crore (nominal) through price based auction; (iii) “8.97 percent Government Stock 2030” for a notified amount of  Rs 3,000 crore (nominal) through price based auction; and (iv) “8.33 percent Government Stock 2036” for a notified amount of  Rs 3,000 crore (nominal) through price based auction. The auctions will be conducted using uniform price method. 

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