Bond yields edged lower on Monday with CARE Ratings’ statement that the country's GDP growth is likely to decline to 1.1% in the current financial year 2020-21 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
In the global market, U.S. Treasury yields were little changed on Friday as investors stuck with riskier assets like stocks despite dim prospects of a quick economic rebound after the novel coronavirus outbreak. Furthermore, oil prices fell on signs that worldwide oil storage is filling rapidly, raising concerns that production cuts will not be fast enough to catch up with the collapse in demand from the coronavirus pandemic.
Back home, the yields on new 10 year Government Stock were trading 3 basis points lower at 6.13% from its previous close of 6.16% on Friday.
The benchmark five-year interest rates were trading 3 basis points higher at 5.21% from its previous close of 5.18% on Friday.
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