Bond yields edged lower on the penultimate session of the year on bargain-buying after yields shot up by 16 bps in the last five trading sessions. Further, the yields were unmoved after RBI floated its Eight Financial Stability Report (FSR), wherein it painting an optimistic picture on the external front, underscored that the country was ready for the US Federal Reserve's tapering, while pegging the current account deficit at below 3% for this fiscal.
On the global front, U.S. benchmark Treasury yields rose above 3 percent to their highest level in more than two years on Friday, nearly assuring 2013 becomes one of the bond market's worst years in decades. Meanwhile, brent oil edged toward $113 per barrel on Monday, supported by unrest in oil-producing African nations.
Back home, the yields on new 10 year Government Stock 2023 were trading 3 basis points lower at 8.93% from its previous close of 8.96% on Friday.
The benchmark five-year interest rate swaps were trading flat at its previous close of 8.45% on Friday.
The Government of India have announced the sale (re-issue) of '1.44% Inflation Indexed Government Stock-2023' for a notified amount of Rs 500 crore through price based auction. The auction will be conducted using uniform price method. The auction will be conducted by the Reserve Bank of India, Fort, Mumbai on December 31, 2013 (Tuesday).
Ten State Governments have offered to sell 10 year securities by way of auction for an aggregate amount of Rs 8,030.58 crore on December 31, 2013.
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