Bonds end mixed, call rates end steady

Government bonds (G-Secs) ended mixed on alternate bouts of buying and selling, while the overnight call money rates ended stable owing to alternate bouts of buying and selling.
The 7.59 per cent government security maturing in 2026 moved up to Rs 99.73 from Rs 99.68 previously, while its yield remained stable to 7.63 per cent.
The 8.27 per cent government security maturing in 2020 fell to Rs 101.9750 from Rs 102.05, while its yields edged up to 7.71 per cent from 7.69 per cent.
The 7.88 per cent government security maturing in 2030 and the 7.59 per cent government security maturing in 2029, was quoted higher to Rs 98.97 and Rs 97.66, while its yield inched down to 8.00 per cent and to 7.88 per cent.

The 7.72 per cent government security maturing in 2025 declined to Rs 99.49 from Rs 99.5250, while its yield inched up to 7.80 per cent.
The 6.35 per cent government security maturing in 2020 and the 7.28 per cent government security maturing in 2019 were also quoted lower to Rs 95.44 and Rs 99.03, respectively.
The overnight call money rates ended stable at its yesterday's level of 6.00 per cent after trading in a tight range of 7.00 per cent, 7.05 per cent and 5.90 per cent.
Meanwhile, the Reserve Bank under the Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF), purchased securities worth Rs 67.60 billion in a 13-bids at the overnight repo operations at a fixed rate of 6.75 per cent as on today, while it sold securities worth Rs 51.15 billion from 34-bids at the one-day overnight reverse repo auction at a fixed rate of 5.75 per cent as on March 10.