Bond yields edge down on short covering after deputy governor’s comment

15 Nov 2011 Evaluate

Bond yields were trading lower on Tuesday as market participants covered short positions after comments of Subir Gokarn, a deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of India, that the RBI's October policy guidance still holds and any decision to opt for open market operations will be dictated by liquidity conditions and not by government bond yields.

On the global front, weakness in some euro-zone debt and losses in the US stock market drove a modest bid for safe-haven US government debt on Monday, letting bond prices rise and their yields ease slightly. Oil prices fell on Monday as contracting industrial output in the euro zone highlighted the danger of recession in the region as Europe struggles to contain its sovereign debt crisis.

The yields on new 10-year benchmark 8.79% - 2021 bonds 2021 were trading at 8.94%, marginally lower from Monday's close of 8.96%.

While, the benchmark five-year interest rate swaps were trading at 7.34% from 7.38% at Monday's close.

The Reserve Bank of India has announced the auction of 91-day and 364-day Government of India Treasury Bills for notified amount of Rs 4,000 crore and Rs 4000 crore respectively. The auction will be conducted on November 16, 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) “8.79 percent Government Stock 2021” for a notified amount of Rs 6,000 crore (nominal) and (iii) “8.28 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 November 18, 2011 (Friday).

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