Bond yields trade lower on Wednesday

24 Feb 2021 Evaluate

Bond yields traded lower on Wednesday even after private report stated that India's GDP may turn positive at 1.3 percent in the third quarter of 2020-21, having witnessed contraction in the previous two quarters due to the coronavirus pandemic, as the number of cases is falling and public spending has started rising.

In the global market yields, the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury yield fell on Tuesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said the economy still needed central bank support. Furthermore, oil prices fell in early trade after industry data showed U.S. crude inventories unexpectedly rose last week as a deep freeze in the southern states curbed demand from refineries that were forced to shut.

Back home, the yields on new 10 year Government Stock were trading 3 basis points lower at 6.14% from its previous close of 6.17% on Tuesday.

The benchmark five-year interest rates were trading 2 basis points lower at 5.70% from its previous close of 5.72% on Tuesday.

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