Bond yields edged flat on Thursday after rating agency ICRA in its recent research report stated that the evolving global macroeconomic headwinds could moderate growth for Indian IT services industry over the medium term. It has cited that given the Indian IT services industry generates about 60-65 per cent of revenues from the US market and 20-25 per cent from the European market, it remains susceptible to macroeconomic uncertainties and adverse regulatory changes in these key operating markets.
In the global market, U.S. Treasury yields slipped on Wednesday as investors weighed mixed economic data and the Federal Reserve’s December meeting minutes, which signaled that central bankers do not expect rate cuts this year. Furthermore, Oil prices crashed early on Wednesday, with Brent Crude falling below the $80 a barrel mark again, as concerns about immediate global oil demand intensified with soaring Covid cases in China and slowing economies globally.
Back home, the yields on new 10 year Government Stock were trading flat with its previous close of 7.32% on Wednesday.
The benchmark five-year interest rates were trading 1 basis point higher at 7.23% from its previous close of 7.22% on Wednesday.
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