Bonds yields edge higher on Thursday

12 Sep 2013 Evaluate

Bond yields edged higher tracking weakness in the rupee and a jump in crude prices. Absence of bond auction this week and upcoming redemption of cash management bills to provide some liquidity support ahead of advance tax outflows too weighed. However, the yield is likely to keep downside bias on gains in US Treasury prices. Meanwhile, it has been reported that India is considering investing $ 4.3 billion in World Bank bonds with a view to secure additional funding from the multilateral agency for infrastructure development.

On the currency front, the Indian rupee pared its gains in tandem with the decline in equity markets and ahead of the IIP and CPI inflation data, to be announced later in the day. In the global markets, the dollar declined to two-week lows against a basket of major currencies on Thursday, on expectations that the Federal Reserve will scale back stimulus in any significant way next week.

On the global front, US Treasuries prices rose on Wednesday due to strong investor demand at a $21 billion auction of 10-year notes, part of this week's $65 billion supply of coupon-bearing government debt. Meanwhile, brent crude oil futures stayed above $111 a barrel on Thursday as investors waited to see whether diplomatic efforts to eliminate Syria's chemical weapons would avert the threat of US military action that could lead to a disruption of oil supplies.

Back home, the yields on 10-year 7.16% - 2023 bonds, were trading 1 basis point higher at 8.47% from its previous close of 8.46% on Wednesday.

The benchmark five-year interest rate swaps were trading 6 basis points higher at 8.37% from its previous close of 8.31% on Wednesday.

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, which will be conducted on September 11, 2013.

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