Bond yields trade higher on Thursday

09 May 2019 Evaluate

Bond yields edged higher on Thursday, as traders remain concerned with Finance Minister P Chidambaram’s statement that macroeconomic indicators confirm that the Indian economy has entered a disastrous phase of slowdown. He further said the Finance Ministry's report is a damning indictment of the state of the economy in the country.

In the global market, US Treasury yields rose on Wednesday, reversing an earlier drop due to trade worries, as traders sold their bond holdings in the wake of a poor 10-year note auction and competing supply from the corporate bond market. Furthermore, oil prices dropped 1 percent amid concerns over the escalating trade battle between the United States and China, despite a surprise fall in US crude stockpiles.

Back home, the yields on new 10 year Government Stock were trading 1 basis point higher at 7.39% from its previous close of 7.38% on Wednesday.

The benchmark five-year interest rates were trading 2 basis points higher at 7.26% from its previous close of 7.24% on Wednesday.

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