Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said the government has no plans to introduce diaspora bonds
Dealers said the PSU may have tied up with investors before launching the issue. There may be some anchor investors.
In a notification on its website, the central bank said it would buy Rs 20,000 crore of bonds from the secondary market, and sell Rs 15,000 crore of bonds
Analysts put the bond markets' volatility down to positions taken by some traders betting on the possibility of the US Fed tightening monetary policy
Investors closely monitored the bond market as well as progress on the next round of fiscal stimulus
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A rout in global bond markets weighed on investor sentiments
A rise in commodity prices has fanned inflation risks, pushing bond yields higher. That apart, the US launched airstrikes in Syria on Thursday, which further dented global mood
This growth will have three drivers: investments, primarily for infrastructure; NBFCs and HFCs
The selloff has even engulfed Europe
A rise in sovereign bond yields means a rise in the interest rate in the economy
Dealers say RBI is behaving unreasonably by expecting them to accept low yields; experts say market turning greedy
Apex bank buys nearly Rs 15,000 cr in just the 10-year bonds out of four securities scheduled in the OMO. It may have also intervened in the market
State development loan yields are rising in tandem with Centre's bond yield
There's a tug-of-war between the RBI and the bond market, as the central bank refuses to accept higher yields
Holding instrument till maturity could help in tackling volatility
India, in fact, will be the third nation in the world after the United States and Brazil, where retail participants can take direct exposure on the government bond market
Normally, the market eats out of the RBI Governor's hands but the size of the govt borrowing is killing its risk appetite
This would indicate that the Reserve Bank is moving towards a new equilibrium for yields, something Governor Shaktikanta Das considers as a "public good"
There is an outside chance of the central bank announcing a rate cut in its monetary policy on Friday, since growth at any cost remains the mantra