Government Bond

A jump in US Treasury yields, pressure on the rupee and RBI's latest liquidity move have again brought focus back on India's 10-year bond yield and why markets track gap so closely

Government bond yields rose on Friday as crude and OIS rates climbed, before the RBI announced ₹1 trillion of bond purchases to ease liquidity tightness expected from March tax outflows

Fourteen states raised ₹47,620 crore at weekly SDL auctions as yields softened marginally and spreads over gilts stayed stable

The higher-than-expected borrowing could mean weekly gross supply at Rs 37,000 crore, up from Rs 31,000 crore, assuming 47 auctions during the year, Nomura said in a report

Indian government bond yields hit a 10-month high as rising US Treasury yields and cautious sentiment kept pressure on the domestic debt market

India's benchmark 10-year government bond yield rose to a 10-month high of 6.68% amid rising US Treasury yields, while markets await cues from the state bond auction

The yield on the benchmark 10-year government bond settled at 6.64 per cent, against the previous close of 6.60 per cent

The 10-year benchmark government bond yield has risen 14 bps since the RBI's 25 bps repo rate cut, as traders price in the move as the last of the cycle and foreign investors unwind positions

The govt's weekly bond auction saw strong demand with yields aligning to expectations, while the rupee recorded its weakest month since July amid dollar demand and cautious market sentiment

RBI's borrowing calendar extends weekly issuances into March and trims ultra-long supply, with the 10-year yield expected to open below 6.50 per cent on Monday

Market participants said that the yield on the benchmark 10-year bond might rise to 6.58-6.60 per cent during the next week

Selloff continues despite retail inflation hitting 8-year low

Bond market spooked by fears of potential VRRR auction as 5-year G-sec sees steepest 3-day spike in yields since 2022, amid uncertainty on RBI's liquidity stance

The five-year bond is also trading 15 bps below the policy repo rate of 6 per cent, the deepest inversion in 11 years

Foreign investors continued to pour money into government securities under the Fully Accessible Route (FAR), with net inflows reaching ₹8,560 crore this week

The 10-year bond yield ended at 6.7206 per cent , compared with the previous close of 6.7341 per cent

The benchmark 10-year bond yield ended at 6.7465 per cent, compared with the previous close of 6.7588 per cent

Prasanna expects a shallow monetary easing cycle of 50 basis points, with a 25-basis-point reduction in February, and a similar one in April or June

Malhotra's appointment comes as economic growth has slowed and inflation has risen

The new scheme, likely to be backed by Nabfid, aims to offer retail investors an alternative savings route to equity markets