Bond yields soar past 37 months high level on supply concerns

11 Oct 2011 Evaluate

Bond yields after rising to the highest level in more than 37 months in the previous session, have prolonged the uptrend  on the worries over excess supplies amidst lack of clarity about the central bank's policy stance. Fears that the central bank may continue to raise policy rates to tame inflation despite domestic growth worries may keep yields from slipping lower. However, market participants are slowly moving towards expecting the central bank to pause on the back of the global turmoil. Meanwhile, Industrial output probably grew 5.0 percent in August from a year earlier, on a favourable statistical base effect, despite successive rate rises slackening the pace of growth.

On the global front, the cash market for U.S. Treasuries dropped sharply in Asia on Tuesday, reacting to a pledge by German and French leaders to ease the euro-zone debt crisis which pushed equity markets higher the previous day.   

The yields on 10-year benchmark 7.80% - 2021 bonds 2021 bonds were up by 1 basis points at 8.76%, after hitting 8.80%, its highest level in more than 37 months,
     
The benchmark five-year interest rate swaps were trading steady at 7.37%.

The Reserve Bank of India has announced the auction of 91-day and 182-day Government of India Treasury Bills for notified amount of Rs 4,000 crore each. The auction will be conducted on October 12, 2011 using 'Multiple Price Auction' method.

The Government of India have announced the sale (re-issue) of (i) “7.83 percent Government Stock 2018” for a notified amount of  Rs 4,000 crore (nominal), (ii) “7.80 percent Government Stock 2021” for a notified amount of Rs 6,000 crore (nominal) and (iii) “8.26 percent Government Stock 2027” for a notified amount of  Rs 3,000 crore (nominal) through price based auctions. The auctions will be conducted using uniform price method. The auctions will be conducted by the Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai Office, Fort, Mumbai on October 14, 2011 (Friday).

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