Bond yields edge tad lower on fading additional borrowing fears

27 Dec 2012 Evaluate

Bond yields edged tad lower as the market started pricing in a rate cut as early as the RBI's January policy meeting. Further, the yields also eased for fifth consecutive session as fears of substantial amount of additional borrowing diminished. Despite several assurances from the investor’s friendly Finance Minister P Chidambaram, market feared a large amount of additional borrowing announcement by the end of December to attain a 5.3 per cent fiscal deficit target amid slowdown in revenues.

On the global front, US Treasuries gained in price on Wednesday in light, post-Christmas trading, on chances of new volatility over fears about tax increases and spending cuts due to kick in as early as next week. Meanwhile, Brent crude held near $111 per barrel on Thursday as jittery investors stayed on the sidelines with a deadline to avert a US fiscal crisis approaching, however hopes the new Japanese government's policies will spur demand prevented downfall.

Closer home, the yields on 10-year 8.79% - 2021 were down by 1 basis point to 8.10% from its previous close of 8.11% on Wednesday.

The benchmark five-year interest rates were trading unchanged at its previous close of 7.16%.

Meanwhile, consistent with the stance of monetary policy and based on the current assessment of prevailing and evolving liquidity conditions, the Reserve Bank has decided to conduct Open Market Operations by purchasing government securities for an aggregate amount of Rs 8,000 crore on December 28, 2012.

The Government of India have announced the sale (new/re-issue) of three dated securities for Rs 12,000 crore on December 28, 2012, which includes (i) “8.12 percent Government Stock 2020” for a notified amount of Rs 3,000 crore (nominal) through price based auction; (ii) “8.20 percent Government Stock 2025” for a notified amount of Rs 6,000 crore (nominal) through price based auction; and (iii) “a new 30-Year Government Stock 2042” for a notified amount of Rs 3,000 crore (nominal) through yield based auction. The auctions will be conducted using uniform price method. The auctions will be conducted by the Reserve Bank of India, Fort, Mumbai on December 28, 2012 (Friday).

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