Bond yields edged lower after the central bank shifted a bond auction scheduled this week and announced to buy up to Rs 8,000 crore of bonds.
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 January 4, 2013 through multi-security auction using the multiple price method.
On the global front, US 30-year Treasury bonds traded more than a point lower in price on Monday on some investor optimism that Washington officials might complete a last-minute deal to avert the 'fiscal cliff' of tax increases and government spending cuts. Meanwhile, Brent crude rose on Monday, closing 2012 up for the fourth straight year after geopolitical threats to production offset worries about flagging oil demand,
Closer home, the yields on 10-year 8.79% - 2021 were trading lower by 7 basis points at 7.98% from its previous close of 8.05% on Monday.
The benchmark five-year interest rates were trading 2 basis points lower to 7.10% from its previous close of 7.12% on Monday.
The Reserve Bank of India has announced the auction of 91-day and 182-day Government of India Treasury Bills for notified amount of Rs 5,000 crore each, to be conducted on January 02, 2013 using 'Multiple Price Auction' method.
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