Yields on government bonds may soften further on hopes of rate cuts by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), flexibility induced in the RBI&rsquo;s open market operations (OMO) auction and clarity in the government borrowing plan for Rs 45,000 crore.

Bond yields to soften further

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RBI Deputy Governor says central bank&rsquo;s exchange rate policy has not changed.

Re goes past 52 against dollar

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Government bonds dropped after the central bank refrained from exercising an option to buy an additional Rs 3,000 crore of debt in full at its open-market operation today.

Bonds drop as RBI avoids extra buying

The rupee fell as a deepening economic slump and sliding stock prices spurred overseas investors to dump local assets.

Re falls to 51.88 as FIIs sell shares

The rupee On Thursday reached its highest level against the dollar in nearly two weeks before erasing gains due to demand for the US currency from banks and importers.

Rupee touches 2-week high at 51.87

The Reserve Bank of India&rsquo;s open market operations (OMOs) to buy benchmark government bonds pushed yields lower today. But concerns over the huge supply of government paper kept the yield at elevated levels.

Bond yields soften as RBI buys

The rupee strengthened as gains in stocks and commodities prices damp risk aversion, spurring demand for emerging-market assets.

Re gains on risk aversion ease

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HDFC: Yielding ground

A huge borrowing programme by the government announced on March 26 and banks&rsquo; focus on minimising the impact of hardening of yields on their books at the close of the current financial year are expected to influence trading in the government securities this week.

Year-end concerns ,  govt borrowing plan to impact bonds

Government bond prices could rise on Monday as the Reserve Bank of India Governor D Subbarao&rsquo;s comments on government&rsquo;s market borrowing on Friday are likely to keep sentiment upbeat.

Govt bonds likely to open stronger

Banks issued certificates of deposit (CDs) with a maturity of six months today, as mutual funds, who received inflows in liquid schemes, were keen to invest in such papers, dealers said.

Banks issue 6-month CDs

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RBS reviewing contract with Tendulkar

Primary issuances by banks rose On Wednesday as investors expect the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to cut its key interest rates soon, thus pulling down rates of short-term money market instruments, dealers said.

CD issuances soar

Banks continued to issue certificates of deposit today as most of them were refinancing the papers that matured recently and also due to comfortable rates, dealers said. Rates fell by 5-10 bps today for six-month papers.

CD issuances persist as rates decline

Primary issuances fell today as most market participants were expecting government would take some significant measures in its Interim Budget for 2009-10 (April-March), dealers said.

CD issuances fall as players eye rate cut

The bearish trend in the domestic stock market and the arbitrage opportunity between the domestic and the overseas markets resulted the rupee breaching the 50-mark against the US dollar for the first time in over two months.

Rupee breaks 50 barrier, recovers

The Reserve Bank of India Governor D Subbarao&rsquo;s indication on room for further rate cuts today put breaks on the hardening of yields on government securities (G-secs).

Bond yields soften on further rate cut signal

Yields on government bonds are likely to harden this week on worries over large government borrowings and lack of clear signals from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

Bond yields may go up on worries over large govt borrowings

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The rupee weakened against the dollar, falling in tandem with regional currencies as a slump in the US and Asian stocks damped investor demand for riskier assets.

Rupee weakens on S&P action

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