Bond yields trade lower on Tuesday

24 Mar 2020 Evaluate

Bond yields edged lower on Tuesday on report that foreign brokerage has cut India’s FY21 real GDP growth forecast to 4 per cent from the 5.1% estimated earlier on account of coronavirus outbreak.

In the global market, treasury yields fell on Monday, with the two-year yield falling to a seven-year low, as investors kept buying safe-haven assets like government bonds even after the Federal Reserve announced enormous stimulus measures to combat the blow dealt to the U.S. economy by the coronavirus pandemic. Furthermore, U.S. crude oil futures climbed nearly 3% in light trading as the Trump administration launched an effort to work with Saudi Arabia to stabilise oil prices.

Back home, the yields on new 10 year Government Stock were trading 5 basis points lower at 6.33% from its previous close of 6.38% on Monday.

The benchmark five-year interest rates were trading 4 basis points lower at 6.17% from its previous close of 6.21% on Monday.

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