Bond yields soar to one-month high on RBI disappointment

31 Oct 2012 Evaluate

Bond yields started the trade with a one month high level on account of intense profit-booking witnessed in safe haven bonds, after Reserve Bank of India, besides maintaining a status quo stance in key policy rates in second quarter monetary policy review 2012-13, failed to signal any rates cutes ahead of the Calendar Year (CY) 2013. Further, the buying in bonds would resume momentum after the RBI starts conducting open markets operations, the case of which is ruled out in near term future given the CRR cuts by 25 bases that is expected to pump in Rs 17,500 of liquidity in the banking system. Moreover, traders are likely to exit long bond positions heading into the holiday season mid-November.

On the global front, US Markets were closed due to Hurricane Sandy. Meanwhile, Brent crude held steady near $109 a barrel on Wednesday after the huge storm Sandy whiplashed the US East Coast, sapping fuel demand even as refineries in the region gradually resumed operation.

The yields on 10-year benchmark 8.79% - 2021 were trading higher by 1 basis point at 8.19% from its previous close of 8.18%.

The benchmark five-year interest rates were trading 1 basis point higher at 7.06% from its previous close of 7.05%.

The Reserve Bank of India has announced the auction of 91-day and 364-day Government of India Treasury Bills for notified amount of Rs 5,000 crore each. The auction will be conducted on October 31, 2012 using 'Multiple Price Auction' method.

The Government of India has announced the sale (re-issue) of three dated securities for Rs 13,000 crore which includes (i) ‘8.07 percent Government Stock 2017-JUL’ for a notified amount of Rs 3,000 crore (nominal) through price based auction; (ii) ‘8.33 percent Government Stock 2026’ for a notified amount of Rs 7,000 crore (nominal) through price based auction; and (iii) ‘8.97 percent Government Stock 2030’ 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, Mumbai Office, Fort, Mumbai on November 02, 2012. 

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