Bond yields edged lower on Wednesday even after India’s services sector growth expanded further in the month of December, with a quicker upturn in new business boosting output growth. More jobs were created and companies remained strongly upbeat towards the year-ahead outlook for business activity. As per the survey report, the seasonally adjusted S&P Global India Services PMI Business Activity Index surged to 58.5 in December from 56.4 in November. Further, the S&P Global India Composite PMI Output Index -- which measures both manufacturing and services -- improved to 59.4 in December from 56.7 in November.
In the global market, Treasury yields fell on Tuesday as uncertainty about the outlook for the New Year lingered and investor attention turned to fresh economic data releases due this week. Furthermore, oil prices tumbled in volatile trade on Tuesday, pressured by weak demand data from China, a gloomy economic outlook and a stronger U.S. dollar.
Back home, the yields on new 10 year Government Stock were trading 1 basis point lower at 7.31% from its previous close of 7.32% on Tuesday.
The benchmark five-year interest rates were trading 1 basis point lower at 7.22% from its previous close of 7.23% on Tuesday.
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