Bond yields traded higher on Friday after Union Minister of State for Finance Bhagwat Karad has said that buoyancy in Goods and Services Tax (GST) collection in October shows the Indian economy, adversely affected by the coronavirus pandemic, is on the path to swift recovery. Indicating the impact of festive buying, GST collection remained above Rs 1 lakh crore for the fourth month in a row at over Rs 1.30 lakh crore in October.
In the global market, the U.S. dollar headed for its best week in almost five months against major peers, amid bets for earlier Federal Reserve interest rate hikes after data this week showed the fastest U.S. inflation in three decades. Furthermore, oil prices drifted lower, wiping out gains from the previous session, as the dollar continued to rise on bets the U.S. central bank will bring forward plans to raise rates to tame inflation.
Back home, the yields on new 10 year Government Stock were trading 1 basis point higher at 6.37% from its previous close of 6.36% on Thursday.
The benchmark five-year interest rates were trading 1 basis point lower at 5.84% from its previous close of 5.85% on Thursday.
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