Bond yields trade lower on Tuesday

29 Sep 2020 Evaluate

Bond yields traded lower on Tuesday as domestic rating agency ICRA has further revised down its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) estimate for the country and now expects the Indian economy to contract by 11 percent in FY21. The agency, which was earlier estimating a contraction of 9.5 percent, said the revision has been done as the rate of new COVID-19 infections remains elevated. It can be noted that some analysts have pegged the economy to contract by up to 14 percent after the release of the official GDP data for Q1FY21 which showed a 23.9 percent decline.

In the global market, U.S. Treasury yields were roughly flat toward the end of a quiet Monday, with no significant data releases or Treasury issuance on the calendar, and investors holding off from making significant moves ahead of Tuesday's presidential debate. Furthermore, oil prices fell as demand concerns driven by COVID-19 outweighed hopes that U.S. lawmakers and the White House were nearing an agreement on a new stimulus package to revive the world's biggest economy.

Back home, the yields on new 10 year Government Stock were trading 1 basis point lower at 6.04% from its previous close of 6.05% on Monday.

The benchmark five-year interest rates were trading flat with its previous close of 5.41% on Monday.

 

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