Bond yields edge higher as risk appetite revisits Dalal Street

28 Oct 2011 Evaluate

Bond yields edged higher on Friday as traders made room for Rs 15,000 crore worth of paper due for auction later in the day, while an improvement in global risk appetite also weighed on the demand for safe-haven debt-bond. However, some traders are of the view that comments by the central bank chief on Wednesday that easing of monetary policy would be considered only if inflation falls below 7 percent, may add to pressure on bond yields.

On the global front, a long-awaited plan to contain Europe's debt crisis caused investors to spurn safe-haven US government debt on Thursday, pushing bond prices down and benchmark yields to their highest in 2-1/2 months. Meanwhile, Crude oil futures rebounded more than 3% today, primed by a deal on Greek debt that many analysts said bodes well for resolving the euro zone crisis.

The yields on 10-year benchmark 7.80% - 2021 bonds 2021 bonds were trading at 8.87%, sharply higher from the 8.76% close on Tuesday.

The benchmark five-year interest rate swaps were trading at 7.49% from its previous close of 7.35% on Tuesday.

The Government of India has announced the sale of Four dated securities for  Rs 15,000 crore on October 28, 2011, which includes, (i) “7.99 percent Government Stock 2017” for a notified amount of  Rs 4,000 crore (nominal), (ii) “8.13 percent Government Stock 2022” for a notified amount of  Rs 6,000 crore (nominal) (iii) “8.28 percent Government Stock 2027” for a notified amount of  Rs 2,000 crore (nominal) and (iv) “8.30 percent Government Stock 2040” for a notified amount of  Rs 3,000 crore (nominal) through price based auctions. The auctions will be conducted using uniform price method.

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