Bond yields edge lower in tandem with easing weekly inflation data

24 Nov 2011 Evaluate

Pre Weekly food inflation data:

Bond yields edged lower in thin trade on Thursday before the central bank's bond buyback programme of up to Rs 10,000 crore, with risk-aversion also aiding sentiment. However, yields were trading largely steady as traders awaited weekly food and fuel inflation data.

On the global front, US Treasury debt prices rose on Wednesday, pushing benchmark yields to the lowest in seven weeks as worries over the outcome of the euro zone debt crisis underpinned the safe-haven appeal of US government debt.

The yields on 10-year benchmark 8.79% - 2021 bonds 2021 bonds were trading at 8.80% from Wednesday's close of 8.81%.

The benchmark five-year interest rate swaps were trading steady at 7.30% from Wednesday’s close of 7.31%.

The Government of India has announced the sale of three dated securities for Rs 13,000 crore on November 25, 2011, which includes (i) “Floating Rate Bond 2020” for a notified amount of  Rs 3,000 crore (nominal) through price based auction. The variable interest rate for payment of interest on FRB 2020 will be the average of the implicit yields at cut-off prices of last three auctions of Government of India 182 day Treasury Bills. The reset of variable interest rates will be made semi-annually and will be announced by the Reserve Bank of India on or before the commencement of the respective coupon periods. (ii) “9.15 percent Government Stock 2024” for a notified amount of Rs 6,000 crore (nominal) through price based auction and (iii) “8.30 percent Government Stock 2040” for a notified amount of   Rs 4,000 crore (nominal) through price based auction. The auctions will be conducted using uniform price method.

The Reserve Bank of India said late Tuesday it will  buyback government bonds up to Rs 10,000 crore via open market operations on Thursday that would include the old 10-year benchmark bond, the 7.80 percent 2021. The other papers to be bought back are 7.99 percent 2017 bond, 7.83 percent 2018 bond and the 8.13 percent 2022 bond.

Post Weekly food inflation data:

India’s weekly food inflation measured by the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) slipped below double digits for the first time in five weeks at 9.01% for the week ended November 12, compared to 10.63% in the last week. Meanwhile, the index for ‘Fuel and Power’ group, which accounts for 14.91% of WPI, remained unchanged at their previous week’s level of 171.5 (Provisional) and 15.49% (Provisional) for the week ended November 12.

The yields on 10-year benchmark 8.79% - 2021 bonds 2021 bonds were trading at 8.78% from Wednesday's close of 8.81%.

The benchmark five-year interest rate swaps were trading at 7.29% from Wednesday's close of 7.31%.

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