Bond yields edged lower on Monday, as Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) data showing that the country's foreign exchange reserves swelled by $5.42 billion to a lifetime high of $481.54 billion in the week to February 14, on the back of rise in foreign currency assets. In the previous week, the foreign exchange reserves had increased by $29 million to $476.12 billion.
In the global market, U.S. Treasury prices surged on Friday, pushing long-dated yields to record lows, as worries that the coronavirus outbreak will hammer the world economy sent investors fleeing to assets seen as safe havens in turbulent times. Furthermore, Oil fell by the most since 1991 after Saudi Arabia started a price war with Russia by slashing its selling prices and pledging to unleash its pent-up supply onto a market reeling from falling demand because of the coronavirus outbreak.
Back home, the yields on new 10 year Government Stock were trading 15 basis points lower at 6.03% from its previous close of 6.18% on Friday.
The benchmark five-year interest rates were trading 5 basis points lower at 5.57% from its previous close of 5.62% on Friday.
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