Bond yields trade flat on Friday

05 Oct 2012 Evaluate

Bond yields were trading flat since early deals as dealer’s preferred to be on the sidelines ahead of Rs 15,000 crore debt auctions, where good demand is expected on account of comfortable liquidity condition. The liquidity in banking system can be gauged from bank’s borrowing through RBI’s repo window, which edged to lowest in a month at Rs 11835 crore on Thursday.

On the global front, US 10-year Treasuries were steady in Asian trade on Friday, as investors awaited key US employment data later in the session to gauge the strength of labor market conditions US nonfarm payroll data is expected to show that employers added 1,13,000 jobs in September, while the unemployment rate is seen rising to 8.2 percent from 8.1 percent in August. Meanwhile, Brent futures slipped towards $112 per barrel on Friday, as rising tensions in the Middle East with perennial worries about the global economy, sapped the demand for the commodity.

The yields on 10-year benchmark 8.79% - 2021 were trading steady at its previous close of 8.15%.

The benchmark five-year interest rates rose 2 basis points at 6.99% from its previous close of 7.01%.

The Government of India have announced the sale (re-issue) of three dated securities for Rs 13,000 crore on October 5, 2012, which include (i) “8.19 percent Government Stock 2020” for a notified amount of  Rs 3,000 crore (nominal) through price based auction; (ii) “8.20 percent Government Stock 2025” for a notified amount of  Rs 7,000 crore (nominal) through price based auction; and (iii) “8.83 percent Government Stock 2041” for a notified amount of  Rs 3,000 crore (nominal) through price based auction. The auctions will be conducted using uniform price method. The auctions will be conducted by the Reserve Bank of India, Fort, Mumbai on October 05, 2012 (Friday).

Meanwhile, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) set a cut-off price of Rs 99.93  on the 8.19 percent 2020 bonds it sold at an auction on Friday. The cut-offs were sent to the dealers who bid for the auction papers via the negotiated dealing settlement (NDS) auction platform.

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