Bond yields trade higher on Thursday

08 Aug 2019 Evaluate

Bond yields edged higher on Thursday, despite a report that with Reserve Bank of India (RBI) slashing the repo rate by 35 basis points, India Inc. said its swift and full transmission by banks in the form of lower lending rates will be crucial to lift consumption and investment in the economy.

In the global market, US Treasury bond yields fell on Wednesday as investors snapped up haven assets after a round of unexpectedly large interest rate cuts by central banks in New Zealand, India and Thailand underlined worries about global economic growth, but later trimmed declines. Furthermore, Oil prices tumbled nearly 5% on Wednesday after an unexpected build in US crude stockpiles and on fears of slowing demand, but halved their losses in post-settlement trade on talk that Saudi Arabia was mulling options to halt crude`s descent, alongside other producers.

Back home, the yields on new 10 year Government Stock were trading 1 basis point higher at 6.38% from its previous close of 6.37% on Wednesday.

The benchmark five-year interest rates were trading flat at its previous close of 6.24% on Wednesday.

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