Page 23 - Bond Yields

Rising US Treasury yields cool down rally in global stock markets

The gap between 10-year and two-year U.S. yields also reached its widest in nearly three years

RBI's intervention drives down 10-year bond yields to 6% level

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

10-year bonds issued by some states cross 7% yield mark, shows data

State development loan yields are rising in tandem with Centre's bond yield

RBI's special auction on Friday to sell bonds it wouldn't part with earlier

Central bank will sell Rs 11,000 cr each of 10-yr and 5-yr bonds on Thursday; Govt has kept Rs 2,000 cr green shoe in each; on Friday, RBI will auction Rs 26,000 cr of bonds as per prior plan

RBI likely to let market determine 10-year bond yields, say analysts

This would indicate that the Reserve Bank is moving towards a new equilibrium for yields, something Governor Shaktikanta Das considers as a "public good"

Monetary policy: Rising yields a worry and RBI should act, say bond dealers

Rise in interest rates could hit corporate earnings, hinder economic recovery

India's massive borrowing puts RBI under pressure to keep yields in check

India will borrow a gross Rs 12 trillion ($164 billion) via bonds in the fiscal year beginning April, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Monday

Preserve financial stability

Higher inflation tolerance will increase risks

RBI conducts first-ever OMO in state bonds, buys Rs 10,000 cr under scheme

Lowest cut-off yield offered for Karnataka's 9-year bond at 6.4746%, highest for Jammu & Kashmir's 10-year SDL at 6.6813%

RBI governor urges bond market to cooperate, announces outright OMO support

While not exactly announcing an OMO calendar for secondary-market bond purchases, the OMO size has been doubled to Rs 20,000 crore in each operation

RBI rejects bids worth Rs 664.73 bn at first open market bond buy in FY21

Central bank had planned to buy up to Rs 100 billion ($1.35 billion) worth of six-year to 11-year papers at an open market operation.

RBI's 'impossible trinity' of problems: rupee, inflation, bond yields

As challenges mount, the central bank will need to strike a fine balance between managing the rupee, domestic liquidity and fiscal financing

RBI refuses to sell another batch of 10-year bonds at market ask

This is the third straight auction of 10-year bonds that has devolved, leaving the market perplexed

Rising bond yield could alter risk-reward play, scupper stock market rally

The "risk-free" yield on 10-yr g-sec is a threshold for investors. If its softens, investors get into riskier assets like equities. If it hardens, they settle for attractive risk-free rate on offer

RBI intent to check yields, bat for stronger rupee sparks bond market rally

Rupee closes at 72.87 a dollar, up 1.03% from previous close of 73.62. The 10-year bond yields shed 18 bps to close at 5.942 per cent from previous close of 6.117 per cent

Stick to safer categories, select a fund mix that suits your risk profile

Avoid venturing into funds whose average maturity exceeds three-four years

Part of 10-year bond left unsold in auction as traders demand higher yield

The cut-off yield in the auction of this bond came at 5.96 per cent, against its coupon of 5.77 per cent. The bond was launched just last week

Investment in sovereign-backed bonds: Be prepared for rate changes

You can invest as much as you like in these bonds, but they are subject to rate changes

Signals from the debt market: Staying invested in equities is important

A steep yield curve has been followed by a bull run in equities on a couple of occasions in the past

Despite Moody's rating downgrade, indicators point to rupee revival

Currency dealers say the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) intervened in the currency markets, and may have even bought some bonds anonymously from the secondary markets.