Bond yields inch higher on global risk on milieu

06 Aug 2012 Evaluate

Bond yields inched higher on account of global risk on sentiment, after better-than-expected jobs data soothed worries over sluggish growth in the world’s largest economy, US. The Labor Department on a Friday said that unemployment rose 0.1 points to 8.3 percent, in a monthly report that was nevertheless heralded as evidence that the world's largest economy is still on track.

On the global front, US 10-year Treasury bond yields soared to a month’s high level on Monday, on rising expectations of European action to tackle the debt crisis also dampened safe-haven instrument demand. Meanwhile, Brent crude slipped to $108 a barrel on Monday as a recent surge in prices gave some investors a chance to sell their holdings for profit.

The yields on 10-year benchmark 8.79% - 2021 up by 1 basis point at 8.27% from its previous close of 8.26% on Friday.

The benchmark five-year interest rates rose 1 basis point at 7.74% from its previous close of 7.73% on Friday.

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 5000 crore respectively. The auction will be conducted on August 08, 2012 using 'Multiple Price Auction' method.

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