Bond yields creep up on higher Retail inflation data; WPI data eyed

15 Jul 2013 Evaluate

Bond yields crept higher on Monday ahead of headline inflation data, which probably picked up again in June as a weaker rupee pushed up manufacturing and fuel costs. Additionally, higher CPI inflation data which was unveiled late on Friday, which virtually ruled out a rate cut at the Reserve Bank of India's policy review later this month, also added to the upside of bond yields.

Meanwhile, Income Money Market and Derivatives Association of India has yet again relaxed trading bands for government bonds for Monday. Trading bands have been widened to 30-, 20- and 15 basis points around yields across tenors.

On the global front, US Treasuries prices slipped on Friday on profit-taking and pre-weekend position-squaring, following a rebound in the bond market spurred by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's assurance earlier in the week that a highly accommodative monetary policy was needed for the foreseeable future. Meanwhile, brent crude futures hovered near $109 a barrel on Monday as worries about demand growth ebbed after data from China showed the world's second-biggest economy expanded in line with expectations.

Back home, the yields on 10-year 7.16% - 2013 bonds were trading 4 basis points higher at 7.58% from its previous close of 7.54% on Friday.

The benchmark five-year interest rate swaps were trading 7 basis points higher at 7.56% from its previous close of 7.49% on Friday.

The Reserve Bank of India has announced the auction of 91 and 182 days Government of India Treasury Bills for notified amount of Rs 7,000 crore and Rs 5,000 crore respectively. The auction will be conducted on July 17, 2013 using 'Multiple Price Auction' method.

Additionally, ten State Governments have offered to sell dated securities by way of auction for an aggregate amount of Rs 8,600 crore (Face Value) on July 16, 2013.

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