Bond yields trade higher on Wednesday

29 Jan 2020 Evaluate

Bond yields edged higher on Wednesday despite a report stating that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government is expected to raise spending on infrastructure and cut some personal tax in its 2020-2021 budget, to spur consumer demand and investment.

In the global market, Benchmark 10-year Treasury yields bounced off three-month lows on Tuesday, after a key part of the yield curve briefly inverted for the first time since October, as risk appetite improved even while investors kept assessing the economic impact from a virus outbreak in China. Furthermore, Oil prices rose for a second day, standing on firmer ground after a five-day fall on talk OPEC could extend oil cuts if a new coronavirus hurts demand, while data showing a decline in US stockpiles helped steady prices.

Back home, the yields on new 10 year Government Stock were trading 1 basis point higher at 6.57% from its previous close of 6.56% on Tuesday.

The benchmark five-year interest rates were trading 1 basis point lower at 6.37% from its previous close of 6.38% on Tuesday.

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