Bond yields continue to tread water for third consecutive session

25 Jul 2012 Evaluate

Bond yields continued to tread water for third consecutive session ahead of the auction on Friday and the central bank's monetary policy review on July 31. However, hopes that world’s most aggressive central bank would slash rates, were further dented by hawkish language of senior official. Pronab Sen, principal adviser to India's Planning Commission, said the Reserve Bank of India was likely to hold rates steady next week, and that the government should cut subsidies, to improve confidence about its fiscal health.

On the global front, US 10-year treasuries fell to a record low in Asia on Wednesday amidst heightened fears of the impact of Europe's debt crisis as well as expectations of more stimulus from the US Federal Reserve. Meanwhile, Brent crude slipped below $103 a barrel on Wednesday as worries about oil demand from the troubled euro zone counterbalanced gains to prices sparked by concerns about oil supply from the Middle East.

Back home, the yields on 10-year benchmark 8.79% - 2021 were trading 1 basis point lower at 8.08% from its previous close of 8.09% on Tuesday.

The benchmark five-year interest rate was trading 1 basis point lower at 6.88% from its previous close of 6.89%.

The Government of India have announced the sale (re-issue) of four dated securities for  Rs 15,000 crore on July 27, 2012 (i) “8.07 percent Government Stock 2017-JUL” 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 2,000 crore (nominal) through price based auction. The auctions will be conducted using uniform price method. The auctions will be conducted by the Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai Office, Fort, Mumbai on July 27, 2012.

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