Bond yields traded higher on Friday, despite the country’s rate-setting panel changed the policy stance to ‘accommodative’ from ‘neutral,’ raising hopes of further rate cuts in the coming months.
In the global market, US Treasury yield curve flattened on Thursday as the European Central Bank committed to leaving interest rates alone into the first half of 2020, disappointing traders who had bet on a rate cut. Furthermore, Oil prices rose to move further away from five-month lows hit earlier in the week, buoyed by a report that Washington could postpone trade tariffs on Mexico and signs OPEC and other producers may extend crude supply cuts.
Back home, the yields on new 10 year Government Stock were trading 6 basis points higher at 6.98% from its previous close of 6.93% on Thursday.
The benchmark five-year interest rates were trading 2 basis points higher at 6.78% from its previous close of 6.76% on Thursday.
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