Bond yields traded higher on Monday after Indian manufacturing industry started 2021 with strong growth, as sustained sales growth supported a further upturn in manufacturing sector output in January. As per the survey report, the Nikkei India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) - a composite single-figure indicator of manufacturing performance - surged to 57.7 in January as against 56.4 in December.
In the global market, U.S. Treasury yields extended gains on Friday after data showed inflation perked up last month, while employment costs rose suggesting the world's largest economy is on the mend from the devastating effects of the pandemic. Furthermore, oil prices edged higher after a weak start, holding on to the past three months of gains, although patchy coronavirus vaccine rollouts, new infections and the discovery of new variants are keeping a lid on prices.
Back home, the yields on new 10 year Government Stock were trading 12 basis points higher at 6.06% from its previous close of 5.94% on Friday.
The benchmark five-year interest rates were trading 27 basis points higher at 5.56% from its previous close of 5.29% on Friday.
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