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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.

Want regular income sans credit risk? Invest after exhausting SCSS limit

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

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"