Bond yields tumbled on Friday as investors scurried to safe-haven government securities across regions on renewed concerns over global economic recovery. However, Rs 12,000 crore debt sale due later in the day capped the further downtrend of the yields.
On the global front, U.S. Treasury debt prices rose on Thursday as recession fears cued investors to flee riskier assets like stocks and seek safety in U.S. government debt. Meanwhile, US crude fell below $86 on Friday, heading for its biggest weekly drop since early May, as fears of a global economic slowdown drive investors to the exits in a commodities sell-off that has erased the benchmark's 2011 price gains.
Back home, local bond dealers preferred to hold on to fixed-income securities as hazy global outlook outweighed domestic worries such as the central bank's persistent anti-inflationary stance to tame stubbornly high inflation.
The yields on 10-year benchmark 7.80% - 2021 was trading lower by 8 basis points at 8.32% from its previous close of 8.40% on Thursday.
The benchmark five-year interest rate swaps were trading lower at 7.25% from its previous close of 7.36% on Thursday.
The Government of India have announced the sale of three dated securities for Rs 12,000 crore on August 5, 2011, which is inclusive of (i) “8.07 percent Government Stock 2017” for a notified amount of Rs 4,000 crore (nominal), (ii) “8.13 percent Government Stock 2022” for a notified amount of Rs 5,000 crore (nominal) and (iii) “8.28 percent Government Stock 2027” for a notified amount of Rs 3,000 crore (nominal) through price based auctions.
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