Bond yields trade flat on Monday

13 May 2019 Evaluate

Bond yields traded flat on Monday, as traders remained cautious ahead of retail inflation data, which will provide guidance on the next policy action from the nation’s interest rate-setting panel.

In the global market, US Treasury yields were little changed on Friday, with longer-dated yields hovering at five-week lows, as worries about trade tension between China and the United States simmered down even in the absence of a deal following two-days of negotiations. Furthermore, oil futures were mixed, with US crude edging lower, as investors and traders fretted over global economic growth prospects amid a standoff in Sino-US trade talks.

Back home, the yields on new 10 year Government Stock were trading flat at its previous close of 7.41% on Friday. 

The benchmark five-year interest rates were trading 2 basis points higher at 7.27% from its previous close of 7.25% on Friday.

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