Bond yields edged lower on Wednesday, as traders got encouraged with report that the Reserve Bank of India has decided to infuse more liquidity into market. It will buy government securities under Open market operations (OMOs) for an aggregate amount of Rs 25,000 crore in May 2019 through two auctions of Rs 12,500 crore each.
In the global market, The yield curve steepened to just a tenth of a basis point below its 2019 high on Tuesday, indicating investor bullishness as strong U.S. company earnings pushed the S&P 500 index toward record highs. Furthermore, oil prices inched lower on signs that global markets remain adequately supplied despite a jump to 2019 highs this week on Washington's push for tighter sanctions against Iran.
Back home, the yields on new 10 year Government Stock were trading 4 basis points lower at 7.43% from its previous close of 7.47% on Tuesday.
The benchmark five-year interest rates were trading 3 basis points lower at 7.35% from its previous close of 7.38% on Tuesday.
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