Bond yields trade lower on Wednesday

12 Aug 2020 Evaluate

Bond yields traded lower on Wednesday, as traders remained cautious with the government data showed that industrial production declined by 16.6 percent in June, mainly due to lower output of manufacturing, mining, and power generation. Investors also remained on the sidelines ahead of the CPI inflation data for July which will be released later in the day.

In the global market, U.S. Treasury yields jumped to one-month highs on Tuesday, a day before the Treasury will sell its largest-ever amount of 10-year notes, even as stocks reversed earlier gains that had them on track for record highs. Furthermore, Oil prices moved higher after an industry report showed that U.S. inventories of crude fell more than analysts had expected, bolstering hopes that fuel demand in the world's biggest economy can weather the coronavirus pandemic.

Back home, the yields on new 10 year Government Stock were trading 2 basis points lower at 5.88% from its previous close of 5.90% on Tuesday.

The benchmark five-year interest rates were trading 2 basis points lower at 5.16% from its previous close of 5.14% on Tuesday.

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