Bond yields drop sharply after govt pares down auction size for the Friday's debt sale

03 Sep 2013 Evaluate

Bond yields dropped sharply as the government pared down auction size for the upcoming debt sale on Friday. India’s Apex Bank will auction two bonds instead of four bonds planned earlier in the issuance calendar for marketable dated securities released in March. Further, speculation that the central bank bought debt in the secondary market on Monday also is boosting sentiment. The yields even softened yesterday after Gross Domestic Product (GDP) data released on Friday after the close of market hours suggested that growth is slowing down, raising hopes for a rate cut. Going by the official figures, the country’s economic growth in the first quarter of the current fiscal slid to dismal 4.4%, the lowest in past several years, pulled down by drop in mining and manufacturing output.

On the global front, U.S. Treasuries futures slipped on Monday as worries about an imminent Western military strike against Syria ebbed. Meanwhile, Brent futures edged lower on Tuesday as worries over a military strike on Syria eased, but held above $114 a barrel as investors focused on prospects of a revival in demand growth with factory output across most of the world improving.

Back home, the yields on 10-year 7.16% - 2023 bonds, were trading 12 basis points lower at 8.34% against its previous close of 8.46% on Monday.

The benchmark five-year interest rate swaps were trading 6 basis points lower at 8.44% from its previous close of 8.50% on Monday.

The Reserve Bank of India has announced the auction of 91 and 364-days Government of India Treasury Bills for notified amount of Rs 7,000 crore and Rs 5000 crore respectively. The auction will be conducted on September 4, 2013 using 'Multiple Price Auction' method.

The Government of India have announced the sale (re-issue) of two dated securities for Rs 10,000 crore  against Rs 15,000 earlier, which consists of (i) “8.12 percent Government Stock 2020” for a notified amount of Rs 3,000 crore (nominal) through price based auction; and (ii) “8.28 percent Government Stock 2027” for a notified amount of Rs 7,000 crore (nominal) through price based auction. The auctions will be conducted using uniform price method. The auctions will be conducted by the Reserve Bank of India, Fort, Mumbai on September 06, 2013 (Friday).

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