Page 19 - Bonds

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

Weekend Bites: More trouble in IT paradise, RBI's plans, and taxing expats

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

Vedanta Resources open to changing terms of proposal to delay bond payment

Some bondholders said they wanted more cash up front than what was offered by the company, said some of the people, who asked not to be named because the discussions are confidential

ICICI Bank raises Rs 4,000 crore through bonds to fund business growth

Private sector lender ICICI Bank on Tuesday said it has raised Rs 4,000 crore via bonds to fund business growth. The bank has allotted 4,00,000 senior unsecured redeemable long-term bonds in the nature of non-convertible debentures aggregating to Rs 4,000 crore on private placement basis and the date of allotment being October 3, 2023, ICICI Bank said in a regulatory filing. The bonds are redeemable at the end of 10 years (redemption date being October 3, 2033), it said. There are no special rights or privileges attached to the bonds, it said. The bonds carry a coupon of 7.57 per cent per annum payable annually and were issued at par, it said, adding, the bonds would be listed in the relevant segment of the NSE.

BNP Paribas upbeat on India bonds on JPMorgan inclusion, sees $20 bn inflow

The benchmark 7.18% 2033 bond yield was trading at 7.23% on Thursday, after hitting a two-month low of 7.07% last Friday in the immediate reaction to the inclusion news

Nabard raises Rs 1,041 crore through India's first social impact bond

State-run entity sets coupon of 7.63% on this issue

India bond yields dip as investors eye second-half borrowing calendar

The 10-year benchmark 7.18% 2033 bond yield ended at 7.1441% after closing at 7.1541% in the previous session

Dollar hits 10 month high as US yields spike, yen recovers from dip

Federal Reserve policymaker Neel Kashkari said on Monday that, given the strength of the U.S economy, interest rates should probably rise again and be held "higher for longer"

Goldman Sachs splits with regulators on risk that basis trade poses

The cash-futures basis trade by some measures is as big as it was in 2019 and early 2020, when the onset of the pandemic sparked a rush for the exits that required a bailout by the Fed

Rupee ends weaker on elevated US Treasury yields, record low not in sight

The rupee closed at 83.1450 against the U.S. dollar as compared with 82.93 in the previous session. Most Asian currencies fell, with the Thai bhat and offshore Chinese yuan leading losses

Uttar Pradesh's top cities to tap capital markets with infrastructure bonds

Depending on the success, other development authorities would be nudged to join the bonds bandwagon

Power Grid Corp to raise up to Rs 2,250 crore via bonds to fund capex

The bonds are redeemable at par in 10 equal instalments and interest payment on a yearly basis

Govt considers financial creditor status for insurers issuing surety bond

To make surety bond business more attractive, the government is looking at making relevant changes in the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) to consider insurers as financial creditor in case of default of infra projects. The surety bond issued by a general insurance company is a three-party contract by which one party (the surety) guarantees the performance or obligations of a second party (the principal) to a third party (the obligee). The surety is a company that provides the financial guarantee to the obligee (usually a government entity) that the principal (business owner) will fulfil their obligations. According to sources, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs is looking into concerns raised by the insurers that they should have recourse to recovery on par with the banks as forwarded by the Department of Financial Services under the finance ministry. The department is examining the issue and after careful examination, relevant changes would be made in IBC to provide financial

Bonds settle lower after initial euphoria on JPMorgan's index inclusion

The yield on the benchmark 10-year bond settled at 7.19 per cent, against 7.16 per cent on Thursday

AMFI hails JP Morgan's decision to include Indian G-Sec in benchmark index

The Association of Mutual Funds of India (AMFI) on Friday welcomed the decision of global financial major JP Morgan to include government bonds in its benchmark Emerging Market Index from next year, saying it will result in more demand for government securities. It will help bring over USD 30 billion into government bonds or government securities (G-Sec), AMFI Chief Executive NS Venkatesh said. "We welcome the decision. This will increase the demand for government bonds resulting in the yields coming down. The forex inflow of over USD 30 billion will result in strengthening of Indian Rupee," he told PTI. The inclusion of IGBs will be staggered over a 10-month period from June 28, 2024, to March 31, 2025, with a one per cent increment on its index weight each month. "India's weight is expected to reach the maximum weight threshold of 10 per cent in the GBI-EM Global Diversified, and approximately 8.7 per cent in the GBI-EM Global index," JP Morgan said in a statement. Gilt funds ar