Bond yields edge higher on Friday

16 Dec 2022 Evaluate

Bond yields edged higher on Friday even after commerce ministry in its latest data has showed that India’s merchandise exports recorded a flat growth of 0.59 per cent to $31.99 billion in November 2022 as compared to $31.80 billion in November 2021. Merchandise imports rose by 5.37 per cent to $55.88 billion in November 2022 as compared to $53.03 billion in the corresponding month a year ago. Besides, trade deficit widened to $23.89 billion in November 2022.

In the global market, U.S. Treasury yields, which move inversely to prices, fell on Thursday on the back of weak economic data and despite spiking bond yields in Europe, where the European Central Bank raised interest rates and signalled more aggressive hikes. Furthermore, Oil’s three-day rally paused on Thursday as the Keystone pipeline reopened from closure and risk assets from stocks to oil came under renewed pressure from a Federal Reserve bent on keeping interest rates up until inflation dropped convincingly.

Back home, the yields on new 10 year Government Stock were trading 2 basis points higher at 7.28% from its previous close of 7.26% on Thursday.

The benchmark five-year interest rates were trading 3 basis points higher at 7.15% from its previous close of 7.12% on Thursday.

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