Bond yields trade higher on Thursday

24 Apr 2025 Evaluate

Bond yields traded higher on Thursday despite World Bank in its latest ‘South Asia Development Update’ has lowered India’s economic growth forecast for 2025-26 by 40 basis points to 6.3 per cent, over global economic weakness and policy uncertainty. In India, growth is expected to slow from 6.5 per cent in 2024-25 to 6.3 per cent in 2025-26 as the benefits to private investment from monetary easing and regulatory streamlining are expected to be offset by global economic weakness and policy uncertainty.

In the global market, the yield on the 10-year Treasury was unchanged on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump backtracked on comments he made about firing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Furthermore, oil prices fell almost 2% on Wednesday as sources said OPEC+ would consider accelerating its oil output increases in June, but losses were curbed following a report that U.S. President Donald Trump may cut tariffs on Chinese imports.

Back home, the yields on new 10 year Government Stock were trading 12 basis points higher at 6.45% from its previous close of 6.33% on Wednesday. 

The benchmark five-year interest rates were trading 12 basis points higher at 6.21% from its previous close of 6.09% on Wednesday.

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