Bond Yields

RBI to conduct ₹6 trillion VRRR auction to soak up excess liquidity

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

Bond yields harden, rupee slips on hawkish MPC, rising crude oil

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

Hawkish MPC minutes, crude oil price surge send bond yields higher

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

Sensex jumps 700 pts intraday, Nifty reclaims 24,250: 4 factors behind rise

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.

Nifty extends fall to seventh session amid rising crude oil prices

HDFC Bank, ITC, HUL shares decline over 1 %

Five-year bond yield hardens as FCNR(B) position unwinding weighs on trade

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.

Bond yields surge after RBI announces early dollar deposit window closure

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

FCNR(B) flows pour into 5-year G-secs under RBI's concessional swap window

Foreign lenders with relatively small loan books emerge most active buyers; bond yields soften

RBI's FY27 inflation projection cools bond yields; what's the road ahead?

Despite markets continuing to price in policy rate hikes over the next 6-12 months, the softer-than-expected tone of the policy has supported bond markets, said Deepak Agrawal, Kotak Mahindra AMC.

Nabard withdraws ₹8,000 crore bond issue as investors seek higher yields

Market participants said demand was thin at the lower coupons that Nabard would have preferred, with barely ₹1,126.5 crore bid up to the 7.43 per cent mark

Banks post modest treasury gains in Q1 despite softer bond yields

Banks booked modest treasury gains in Q1FY27 despite softer bond yields as they pared excess SLR holdings and sold government securities to support credit growth

10-year govt bond yield at three-month low as RBI eases rate worries

The benchmark 10-year bond yield fell 6 basis points to 6.80 per cent as RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra's remarks eased rate-hike concerns

Govt bonds walk tightrope on steady oil price, shaky US-Iran truce

Traders said Indian debt markets still face rate risks from El Niño's potential impact on inflation and growth and elevated global yields after a hawkish US Federal Reserve commentary

Corporate bond market revives with ₹27,000-crore issuances this week

Borrowers raised around ₹27,000 crore through corporate bonds this week as softer yields lowered costs, with another ₹13,000 crore scheduled next week

Can foreign bond inflows strengthen the rupee and lower yields now?

Can foreign bond inflows strengthen the rupee and lower yields? Experts say yes, but only at the margin, with domestic and global factors playing a larger role

Short-term bond yields hit three-month low on RBI dollar measures

On Friday, the ‌Reserve Bank of India unveiled steps to attract dollar inflows, including fully subsidising hedging costs on foreign currency deposits raised from non-resident Indians

Indian govt's 10-year bond yield down 0.10% on tax relief-driven FPI buying

Indian government bond yields dropped sharply in the last four days, with the benchmark 10-year yield falling 0.10 per cent, as Foreign Portfolio Investor (FPI) inflows picked up after the government's recent tax relief measures for debt investments. According to the data compiled by PTI, the 10-year benchmark bond yield eased to 6.911 per cent on Wednesday, from 7.024 per cent on June 3. Money market experts attributed the easing yields on government securities to heavy inflows of Rs 11,026.331 crore in the last four days by foreign investors in these securities under the Fully Accessible Route (FAR). FAR allows non-resident investors to invest in specified Government of India dated securities without any investment ceilings. Inflows by foreign investors started after the government on June 5 promulgated an ordinance amending the Income Tax Act to provide tax exemption on interest income and capital gains arising from the sale, exchange or transfer of government securities held by

'Vigilance & flexibility: RBI's message as inflation, crude risks loom'

Looking ahead, investors will continue to track crude oil prices, inflation trends, monsoon developments, and geopolitical events, said Somil Mehta of Mirae Asset Sharekhan

Higher FY27 inflation target signals rate hikes to come later: Vijayakumar

The June monetary policy is a bold statement that addresses the present macro concerns even while striving to keep the resilient growth of the economy intact, says VK Vijayakumar

'Tax exemption on G-Secs may succeed where RBI liquidity cannot'

The government has promulgated an ordinance that, with effect from April 1, 2026, foreign institutional investors will be exempted from tax on both the interest and the capital gains