Bond yields were trading higher ahead of CPI data due later in the evening, which is widely expected to have eased to 9.40 per cent from a year earlier, compared with 9.87 per cent in December. The yields also expected to stay higher ahead of interim budget due on Monday, wherein gross borrowing for next fiscal year is likely to be higher, potentially as high at Rs 6.35-6.5 trillion ($206.4 billion) based on the 4.2 percent fiscal deficit aim for 2014/15, while net borrowing likely to be lower due to heavy redemptions lined up.
On the global front, yields on long-dated U.S. Treasuries climbed to their highest in two weeks on Tuesday after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen pledged to continue the bank's current strategy of reducing asset purchases despite a still unstable labour market. Meanwhile, brent crude edged higher toward $109 a barrel on Wednesday after data showed Chinese oil imports hit a record high last month, raising hopes of strengthening demand from the world's second largest economy.
Back home, the yields on new 10 year Government Stock 2023 were trading up by 3 basis points higher at 8.77% from its previous close of 8.74% on Tuesday.
The benchmark five-year interest rate swaps were trading 2 basis points higher at 8.42% from its previous close of 8.40% on Tuesday.
The Reserve Bank of India has announced the auction of 91-days and 182-days Government of India Treasury Bills for notified amount of Rs 7,000 crore and Rs 6000 crore respectively. The auction will be conducted on February 12, 2014 using 'Multiple Price Auction' method.
Meanwhile, twelve State Governments have offered to sell 10 year securities by way of auction for an aggregate amount of Rs 11,545 crore (Face Value) on February 11,2014.
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