Corporate Bonds

Crisil says India's debt capital market must deepen to support the Viksit Bharat vision, with India Inc expected to require Rs 130-140 trillion in debt funding over FY27-31

Fundraising through corporate bonds jumped 28 per cent year-on-year in June as lower yields on government securities, easing borrowing costs and improving market sentiment prompted companies to return to the debt market after a subdued two months. According to Prime Database data, Indian companies raised Rs 1.33 lakh crore through corporate bond issuances in June, compared to Rs 1.04 lakh crore in the year-ago period and Rs 93,675 crore in May. "The sharp increase in corporate bond issuances during June was primarily driven by a favourable shift in market conditions after a relatively muted April and May. The most important catalyst was the significant decline in benchmark government securities (G-Sec) yields, which reduced borrowing costs across the corporate bond market," said Venkatakrishnan Srinivasan, managing partner at Rockfort LLP. Mataprasad Pandey, vice president at Choice Wealth, said the surge in issuances was driven by factors such as the US-Iran peace deal, which pulle

Order book settled at about 1.6 times the deal size, below this year's average for US investment-grade bonds, as AI-related debt issuance continues to surge

NABARD, IIFCL and leading NBFCs raised ₹15,960 crore through corporate bonds as improving borrowing conditions and RBI measures boosted issuer confidence

Corporate bond fundraising rebounded in June, helping India Inc raise ₹2.37 trillion in Q1FY27, the third-highest April-June total since FY20 despite a 34% YoY decline

The panel, chaired by former Sebi whole-time member Ananta Barua, will review the regulatory framework, net-worth requirements and measures to strengthen debenture trustees' role

Market participants expect the merger to improve treasury efficiency and pricing discipline, while the combined entity continues to tap bond markets for funding

Vedanta Ltd on Wednesday said it has incorporated a wholly-owned company Vedanta Property Platforms Ltd (VPPL) to foray into real estate sector. VPPL will serve as a strategic vehicle for Vedanta's real estate business and related activities. The move is aimed at monetising surplus land and non-core property assets and creating a dedicated structure for potential joint ventures and asset-light initiatives to fund expansion in its core metals and energy businesses. In a filing to BSE, the company said VPPL was incorporated in Mumbai, Maharashtra, on June 22. The subsidiary will serve as a strategic platform for undertaking real estate business and ancillary activities. It has an authorised capital of Rs 1 lakh, comprising 1 lakh equity shares of Rs 1 each. Its subscribed capital also stands at Rs 1 lakh. Vedanta has subscribed to 100 per cent of the equity share capital of the company through a cash consideration of Rs 1 lakh, making VPPL a wholly-owned arm. As the company has bee

A decline in yields, strong investor appetite for high-rated debt and an active issuance pipeline have boosted corporate bond fundraising activity this month

₹27K cr debt haul this week; pipeline holds ₹13K cr for next week

Borrowers raised around ₹27,000 crore through corporate bonds this week as softer yields lowered costs, with another ₹13,000 crore scheduled next week

Indian firms are accelerating bond issuances as RBI measures to support the rupee drive borrowing costs lower and boost demand for corporate debt

This has pushed corporate borrowing costs lower by 40-45 basis points, per LSEG benchmark 'AAA'-rated corporate bond yields of up to five years, while the spread over government bonds has narrowed

Aditya Birla Housing and Bajaj Housing Finance raised ₹2,767 crore through bond issuances as top-rated HFCs return to fixed-coupon borrowing

LSEG benchmark ​yields on AAA-rated corporate bonds in the two- to five-year maturity bucket ‌rose above 8 per cent last week, the highest since January-March 2019, the data showed

In April-May of FY27, Indian firms raised Rs 1.07 trillion, compared to Rs 2.53 trillion in the same period last year

Regulator also plans bond ETFs, derivatives on corporate bond indices

The state-run power company attracted bids worth Rs 8,700 crore for its 15-year bond issue amid strong demand for top-rated long-duration debt instruments

Corporate bond issuances likely to remain subdued in FY27 as elevated yields, inflation risks and liquidity conditions weigh on fundraising activity and investor appetite

Developing a deep corporate bond market requires the political will to relinquish control over credit, not technical fixes