Bond yields trade lower on Thursday

02 May 2019 Evaluate

Bond yields edged lower on Thursday, as traders took encouragement with the finance ministry’s statement that Goods and Services Tax (GST) collection scaled all-time high of over Rs 1.13 lakh crore in April, up from Rs 1.06 lakh crore in the previous month. Total number of summary sales return GSTR-3B filed for the month of March up to April 30 stood at 72.13 lakh.

In the global market, US Treasury yields rose on Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said a decline in inflation this year could be due to transitory factors, after the US central bank’s meeting statement struck a cautious tone on inflation. Furthermore, oil prices were caught between opposing forces, squeezed by record US crude oil output and surging stockpiles, but supported by global market tensions as all exemptions to US sanctions on Iran expired, Venezuela's crisis escalated, and producer club OPEC withheld supply.

Back home, the yields on new 10 year Government Stock were trading 1 basis point lower at 7.40% from its previous close of 7.41% on Tuesday.

The benchmark five-year interest rates were trading 1 basis point lower at 7.33% from its previous close of 7.34% on Tuesday.

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