Bond yields edged lower on Wednesday as the data shared by the ministry of finance shows that the outstanding liabilities of 28 states are projected to rise 43 percent in the three years from March 2020 to March 2023. In all, the outstanding liabilities of all these states are forecasted to reach Rs 75 lakh crore by the end of the current financial year, up from Rs 52 lakh crore in March 2020 when the Covid-19 pandemic had forced a nationwide lockdown in India.
In the global market, treasury yields rose on Tuesday as investors digested the latest consumer price index report and assessed the Federal Reserve’s tightening path. Furthermore, Oil prices fell on Tuesday after the US government said it would release more crude from its Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) as mandated by lawmakers, counter to expectations from some traders that the release could be cancelled or delayed.
Back home, the yields on new 10 year Government Stock were trading 2 basis point lower at 7.35% from its previous close of 7.37% on Tuesday.
The benchmark five-year interest rates were trading 2 basis points higher at 7.34% from its previous close of 7.32% on Tuesday.
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