Bond yields edge lower as foreign banks buy for New Year allocations

02 Jan 2014 Evaluate

Bond yields edged lower on Thursday, with sentiment being cautious in the absence of any fresh triggers and ahead of the December inflation data due around mid-January, which would be main cue on the central bank's monetary policy review on January 28. Further, the bond prices also edged higher as foreign banks bought for New Year allocations. On the global front, Benchmark U.S. Treasury yields rose to their highest in nearly 2-1/2 years on Tuesday, capping the third-worst year for the government debt market in four decades as investors trimmed bond holdings ahead of the Federal Reserve reducing its bond-purchase stimulus in 2014. Meanwhile, brent crude rose past $111 a barrel on Thursday on a drop in U.S. inventories and output cuts in Libya and South Sudan, but slowing economic expansion in China may hold back further gains.

Back home, the yields on new 10 year Government Stock 2023 were trading 2 basis points lower at 8.82% from its previous close of 8.84% on Wednesday.

The benchmark five-year interest rate swaps were trading steady at its previous close of 8.42% on Wednesday

The Government of India have announced the sale (re-issue) of four dated securities for Rs 15,000 crore, including (i) 8.12% Government Stock 2020 for a notified amount of Rs 4000 crore, (ii) 8.24 % Government Stock 2027 for a notified amount of Rs 7000 crore, (iii) 9.20 % Government Stock 2030 for a notified amount of Rs 2000 crore, and (iv) 8.30% Government Stock 2042 for a notified amount of Rs 2000 crore, on January 03, 2014.

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