Bond yields trade higher on Monday

23 Mar 2020 Evaluate

Bond yields edged higher on Monday, as RBI will inject liquidity of Rs 30,000 crore through open market operations (OMOs) on March 24 and March 30 to maintain financial stability in the system in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.

In the global market, U.S. Treasury yields fell on Friday as an order for New York state residents to stay at home reinforced concerns about the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, and the Federal Reserve stepped in with measures aimed at boosting liquidity. Furthermore, oil prices fell as government’s escalated lockdowns to curb the spread of the global coronavirus outbreak that has slashed the demand outlook for oil and threatened a global economic contraction.

Back home, the yields on new 10 year Government Stock were trading 3 basis points higher at 6.28% from its previous close of 6.25% on Friday.

The benchmark five-year interest rates were trading 11 basis points higher at 6.11% from its previous close of 6.00% on Friday.

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