Bond yields edged higher on Monday, as RBI report stating that the gross non-performing asset (NPA) ratio of banks may increase to 9.9 percent by September 2020 from 9.3 percent in September 2019, due to change in macroeconomic scenario, marginal increase in slippages and the denominator effect of declining credit growth.
In the global market, US Treasury yields on Friday ticked lower heading into the finish of a week of trading thinned by the mid-week holiday. Furthermore, Oil prices hovered around three-month highs on Monday following a higher-than-expected crude inventory drawdown and optimism over an expected US-China trade deal, while traders kept a close eye on unrest in West Asia.
Back home, the yields on new 10 year Government Stock were trading 1 basis point higher at 6.51% from its previous close of 6.50% on Friday.
The benchmark five-year interest rates were trading 1 basis point higher at 6.47% from its previous close of 6.46% on Friday.
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