Bond yields edge lower on Monday

26 Feb 2024 Evaluate

Bond yields edged lower on Monday amid a private report stating that India's GDP growth likely declined to 6.5 percent in October-December 2023 from 7.6 percent the previous quarter. Meanwhile, the statistics ministry will release GDP data for October-December 2023 on February 29. It will also release its second advance growth estimate for 2023-24 as a whole, as well as the first, second, and third revised estimates of growth for 2022-23, 2021-22, and 2020-21, respectively.

In the global market, U.S. Treasury yields were mostly lower on Friday as investors considered the path ahead for interest rates after fresh comments from Federal Reserve speakers. Furthermore, Oil prices fell on Friday and posted a weekly decline after a U.S. central bank policymaker indicated interest rate cuts could be delayed by at least two more months.

Back home, the yields on new 10 year Government Stock were trading 2 basis points lower at 7.05% from its previous close of 7.07% on Friday.

The benchmark five-year interest rates were trading 1 basis point lower at 7.05% from its previous close of 7.06% on Friday.

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