Bonds across maturities needed to make futures liquid: Sinha

Says govt should regularly issue bonds across maturities

There should be regular issuance of government bonds across maturities to make the underlying market of interest rate futures more liquid, the Securities and Exchange Board of India Chairman U K Sinha said on Tuesday.

Sinha was speaking at the launch of bond futures contracts on the National Stock Exchange, with the 7.16% 2023 and 8.83% 2023 bonds as underlying.