Weighted average cost of borrowings of States rise to one-month high of 6.80%: ICRA Ratings

08 Dec 2021 Evaluate

ICRA Ratings in its latest report stated that the cost of debt-funds for the states jumped again as the weighted average cost of borrowings rose by 37 bps to a one-month high of 6.80 per cent in the auction on December 07, 2021, compared to the last week, after falling marginally for two weeks.

According to an analysis by ICRA Ratings, at the weekly auction of state development loans, six states raised just Rs 8,000 crore, which is 41 per cent lower than the indicated Rs13,600 crore, which is the sixth consecutive week of lower-than-indicated issuance.

Aditi Nayar, the chief economist at the rating agency, said the spread between the 10-year state debt and the G-secs eased to a 24 month-low of 45 bps from 51 bps last week, while the weighted average cost of their borrowings jumped by 37 bps to 6.80 per cent over the past week. She said seven of the 13 states that initially indicated their participation in the auction did not raise funds, even as Telangana borrowed Rs 500 crore more than indicated.

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