Page 15 - Bond Market

Indiabulls Housing Fin raises Rs 800 crore through bond issue

Indiabulls Housing Finance's shares on Friday fell 1.76 per cent to close at Rs 225.70 apiece on the BSE.

Analysis: Why the Federal Reserve might welcome a bond market tantrum

Even with growth tipped to surpass 6% this year and a "taper" in sight for the Fed's bond-buying programme at the end of this year, 10-year yields are still stuck at just above 1.3%

Euro inches higher ahead of expected reduction in ECB's bond buying

The ECB holds a policy meeting on Thursday at which it is expected to announce a trimming of the pace of its asset purchases

HDFC Bank's $1-billion global AT-1 bond issue priced at 3.7%

Market sources said the response was strong with demand in the region of $4 billion-$4.5 billion

Low availability of paper, rising interest rate dampen mood in bond market

RBI has issued just Rs 28,000 cr worth of 10-year bonds, cancelling a Rs 14,000 cr auction last Friday in a move being seen as intervention, which bond dealers say did not go well last time

Bonds that fight poverty are booming in nations strafed by Covid-19

No nation fully dodged the societal side-effects of the pandemic, which erased jobs, increased poverty and exasperated inequality around the globe

Fresh tussle between RBI, bond market expected ahead of 10-yr paper launch

The 10-year paper is no longer the most traded one - which is unusual

Averse bankers, willing RBI push companies towards the bond market

The corporate bond market is still dominated by financial companies, but non-financial companies have marked their presence in the past one year

Near-term global bond market correction likely-strategists: Reuters poll

A significant global bond market correction is likely in the next three months as central bankers eye the exit door from pandemic emergency policy, according to a Reuters poll of strategists

Yes Bank board approves plan to raise up to Rs 10,000 cr via debt

Yes Bank on Thursday received board approval for raising up to Rs 10,000 crore by issuing debt securities.

Suzlon board okays allotment of 2.36 cr shares post conversion of bonds

Suzlon Energy on Thursday said its board has approved allotment of 2.36 crore equity shares following conversion of dollar denominated bonds.

Reserve Bank of India leaves 10-year bond unsold in auction, rejects bids

The rejection of the bids brought down yields by 2 basis points and the 10-year bond closed at below 6 per cent again, at 5.99 per cent

Bond bulls bring down 10-year yield below 6% for first time since Feb 12

This was after the RBI assured the market of ample liquidity and another round of secondary market purchase of Rs 35,000 crore

RBI to buy and sell Rs 10,000 cr market bonds simultaneously under OMO

This is the first such 'Operation Twist' this fiscal in which RBI will buy long-term bonds and sell-short term bonds maturing this year

Three risks that the equity markets may not be fully pricing in

A weaker Rs, slower growth, and higher inflation could lead to investors focusing on export-oriented stocks

Rising Covid-19 infections may hit RBI's inflation maths, say experts

Consumer price index (CPI)-based inflation rose to 5.52 per cent in March, from 5.03 per cent in February. Core inflation was at 5.7 per cent.

10-year bond yield drops to 5.97% in morning trade but closes at 6.02%

In the first auction of the fiscal year, the RBI raised Rs 37,853 crore using greenshoe options instead of the planned Rs 32,000 crore

Day after monetary policy: RBI's G-SAP programme drives down yields

This is because while HTM stock can't be sold in OMOs, that may not be the case with G-SAP: Experts

FY21: Momentous year for bonds, rupee and forex reserves amid the pandemic

Supply outpaced demand for fixed-income paper with Centre's Rs 12 trn borrowing plan and Rs 10 trn by states. But RBI support ensured it didn't pinch hard till the end of the year

Mutual funds plan to launch a slew of FMPs as bond yields increase

Fund houses like Nippon Life India MF, Kotak MF, Aditya Birla Sun Life MF, among others, have filed offer documents with Sebi to launch these popular close-ended debt schemes