Bond yields perk up on rise in risk appetite at Dalal Street

19 Oct 2011 Evaluate

Bond yields perked up on Wednesday as investors trimmed their positions in safe-haven government debt on the back of return in the risk appetite on reports that Germany and France were moving closer toward resolving Europe’s debt crisis through a massive expansion of the region’s bailout fund. However, volume was light and the market was stuck in a tight range, with the central bank expected to deliver another rate increase next Tuesday and then pause until the end of the fiscal year in March. Bond yields also crawled up as some trader’s opted to stay on the sidelines anticipating an increase in the foreign investment limit in government bonds.

On the global front, US Treasury debt prices ended lower on Tuesday, reversing earlier gains, as renewed optimism about a solution to the euro zone debt crisis triggered a rally on Wall Street.  However, the US 10-year Treasury note futures inched lower in Asia on Wednesday in light trade, as investors awaited details on possible European measures to ease the euro zone's sovereign debt crisis.

The yields on 10-year benchmark 7.80% - 2021 bonds 2021 bonds were trading at 8.77%, up 2 basis points from previous close.

The benchmark five-year interest rate swaps were trading at 7.37%, tad higher from Tuesday’s close of 7.36%.

The Reserve Bank of India has announced the auction of 364-day and 91-day Government of India Treasury Bills for notified amount of Rs 4,000 crore each respectively. The auction will be conducted on October 19, 2011 using 'Multiple Price Auction' method. 

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