Bond yields soar to their highest in three years on Monday

03 Oct 2011 Evaluate

Bond yields soared to their highest in three years in heavy volume on Monday as traders sold on heightened fears of a supply glut after a higher-than-expected market borrowing announcement by the government for October-March. The government said that it would borrow Rs 2.2 trillion ($44.5 billion) between October and March, significantly higher than the budgeted Rs 1.67 trillion. The government had in February budget penciled in gross market borrowing of Rs 4.17 trillion for the 2011/12 fiscal year, to help bridge a fiscal deficit that was forecast at 4.6% of the GDP.

On the global front, longer-dated US Treasuries surged on Friday, propelling them to their best-performing quarter since late 2008, but analysts expect it could be tough for the market to eke out more gains despite fears about a US recession and the European debt crisis.  Meanwhile, Oil fell more than a dollar on Monday on growing fears the euro debt crisis may spread to other parts of the region and dampen global oil demand.

The yields on 10-year benchmark 7.80% - 2021 bonds were trading higher at 8.50%, after hitting a three-year high of 8.52% earlier in the day higher than its previous close of 8.44% on Thursday.

The benchmark five-year interest rate swap rose to 7.18% from 7.14% on Thursday.

The Reserve Bank of India has announced the auction of 91-day and 364-day Government of India Treasury Bills for notified amount of Rs 4,000 crore each respectively. The auction will be conducted on October 5, 2011 using 'Multiple Price Auction' method.

Meanwhile, nine State Governments have announced the auction of state development loans 2021 for Rs 8200.000 crore on October 4, 2011.

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