Page 19 - Bonds

Foreign flows into Indian bonds hit 6-year high ahead of index inclusion

Foreign portfolio investors bought a net 127.2 billion rupees ($1.53 billion) of bonds in November, the highest since June 2017, data from Clearing Corp of India showed

Private banks make largest single-day govt bond purchase in 7 years

A large corporate likely bought around 50 billion rupees of the benchmark paper through a private sector bank, traders said

India bond yields seen easing as oil, US peers decline; debt sale eyed

The 10-year benchmark bond yield is expected to move in a range of 7.21%-7.26%, after ending the previous session at 7.2356%, a trader with a primary dealership said

Reliance raises Rs 20K cr at 7.79%, largest issue by non-financial firm

Reliance Industries has raised Rs 20,000 crore in the largest bond issue by a non-financial Indian firm, paying 7.79 per cent interest rate, the company said on Friday. The coupon rate is 40 basis points more than the government's borrowing cost. The company's 10-year bonds were sold at a coupon rate of 7.79 per cent, the firm said in a stock exchange filing. "We wish to inform that the company has today allotted 20,00,000 secured, redeemable, non-convertible debentures (NCDs) of the face value of Rs 1,00,000 each, issued on private placement basis," it said. The base issue size was Rs 10,000 crore, with an option to retain oversubscription (green shoe option) of up to Rs 10,000 crore. The company's bond issue earlier this week received bids worth Rs 27,115 crore, with major interest from insurance companies. Of this, it retained Rs 20,000 crore. The debentures will be secured by "all moveable plant and machinery (both present and future) of the company, located at Hazira and Dah

Rs 5,000 cr sovereign green bond sale to test demand amid higher rates

The debut sale in January raised 80 billion rupees, garnering a so-called greenium of six basis points over the benchmark yield

Reliance Industries raises Rs 20,000 crore through 10-year bonds at 7.79%

The majority of the subscribers were large insurance companies, and pension funds, market participants said

New demat account tally slips below 3 million in October, shows data

With this, the total account tally has reached 132 million. In the preceding two months, the industry had added over 3 million accounts each month

SBI raises Rs 10,000 crore via Tier-II bonds at 7.81% coupon rate

Gets over Rs 15,000 crore worth of bids According to bond market sources, SBI raised a debt capital of Rs 3,100 crore through Additional Tier-I bonds (AT1) earlier this financial year

Debut of 50-year bond in India leaves insurers hungry for a share

The government plans to sell Rs 10,000 crore ($1.2 billion) of a 2073 bond on Friday, according to the Reserve Bank of India.

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Younger investors in wealth accumulation stage and those unwilling to lock in for seven years may steer clear

India govt bond yields edge lower as crude oil prices, US peers drop

The 10-year benchmark bond yield closed at 7.3408% after ending at 7.3769% in the previous session

Indian govt benchmark bond yields ends higher, tracking their US peers

The 10-year benchmark bond yield closed at 7.3769%, after ending at 7.3626% in the previous session

Govt cautious of unexpected spike in sovereign bond yields: Official

"If (government bond) yields go beyond tolerance level, we will take appropriate remedial actions," the official said, without giving details

Benchmark 10-year US Treasury yield hits 5%, its highest-level since 2007

The combination of those higher yields and risk of a wider conflict in the Middle East soured sentiment at the start of a week full of mega-cap earnings and key data

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In which we munch over the week's platter of news and views

Israel-Palestine war: Markets not pricing in an escalation, says Chris Wood

An immediate fallout of the developments has been on crude oil prices, which are now nearing $94 a barrel (Brent crude), rising nearly 12 per cent from $84 a barrel a fortnight ago

RBI to conduct open market bond sales to absorb durable liquidity

Core liquidity surplus includes the government's cash balances held with the central bank

State-run banks to lower bond purchases as liquidity tightens: Officials

Bond yields have spiked since Oct. 6, when the central bank said it will keep monetary policy restrictive and sell bonds to manage banking system liquidity. Bond prices move inversely to yields

RBI raises guardrails ahead of global index inflows, may sell bonds

The inflows will add to the RBI's challenge of keeping liquidity on a leash even as it may need to buy dollars to prevent a sharp appreciation in the rupee

Monetary policy review: RBI keeps OMO sword hanging on bond market

The central bank has not given any timeline for OMO sales and said it would depend on the ongoing liquidity situation