Sensex Today | Stock Market Highlights, Wednesday: In the broader markets, the Nifty MidCap and the Nifty SmallCap fell 0.01 per cent and 0.18 per cent, respectively
Lodha Developers was the top laggard in the Nifty Realty pack following a 7.56 per cent decline. Godrej Properties followed close behind as it declined 7.42 per cent.
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Liquidity surplus tops ₹7.75 trillion as FCNR(B) swap inflows continue; weighted average call rate drops to 5.02 per cent from 5.16 per cent
Growing inflation fears and expectations of monetary tightening by central bankers due to the spike in global oil prices are among the key drivers of the yields.
The rate on 10-year Japanese government notes, too, climbed higher to hit 3 per cent for the first time since 1996, while UK 30-year yields reached the highest since 1998.
The move started after Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh doubled down on his vow to finally tame inflation, and was extended this week as energy prices rose on renewed conflicts in the Middle East
High-yield bonds can offer double-digit returns, but investors must weigh default, credit, liquidity and concentration risks before chasing higher yields
Benchmark 10-year government bond yield settles at 6.91 per cent, while the rupee closes at 95.39 per dollar as RBI dollar sales support the local currency
Benchmark 10-year government bond yield rose to 6.85% during the week, while the rupee weakened to 95.71 per dollar amid higher crude prices and hawkish MPC signals
Benchmark 10-year government bond yield rises 5 basis points to 6.87 per cent as markets increasingly price in the possibility of a rate hike at the next policy review
In intraday deals, Sensex surged 699.86 points or 0.90 per cent to 77,609.54. Its NSE counterpart, Nifty 50, rose 187 points or 0.77 per cent to 24,265.15, led by gains in banking and IT stocks.
HDFC Bank, ITC, HUL shares decline over 1 %
Five-year bond yield hardens by around 10 basis points in two sessions as traders unwind FCNR(B)-linked positions following the RBI's early closure of the swap window.
The move, announced late Friday, surprised traders after Reserve Bank of India Governor Sanjay Malhotra had ruled out an early closure as recently as the Aug. 5 policy meeting
Foreign lenders with relatively small loan books emerge most active buyers; bond yields soften