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By decreasing the ticket size to Rs 10,000, Sebi is making corporate bonds attainable for a broader spectrum of investors
The incremental credit flow was also supported by the all-time high corporate bond issuances of Rs 10.2 trillion during the previous financial year
Sebi to reduce the face value of corporate bonds from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 10,000 is expected to make bond investments more appealing
Fund mobilisation through corporate bonds on private placement basis reached an all-time high of Rs 9.98 lakh crore in 2023-24, marking a surge of 17 per cent from the preceding fiscal, according to a release by primedatabase.com on Thursday. Prime Database Group Managing Director Pranav Haldea attributed the upswing to a surge in credit demand fuelled by strong economic growth. This came despite changes in taxation relating to debt mutual funds and expectations of lower borrowing costs. The highest fund mobilisation in 2023-24 (FY24) came from the All-India Financial Institutions/Banks category at Rs 4.68 lakh crore. This was in comparison to Rs 4.33 lakh crore raised in 2022-23, representing an increase of 8 per cent. The private sector (excluding banks or financial institutions) witnessed a 44 per cent jump, mobilising Rs 4.96 lakh crore compared to Rs 3.44 lakh crore in 2022-23. Government entities played a key role, collectively mobilising 39 per cent of the total amount, ...
Indian companies garnered Rs 9.41 lakh crore through the issuance of bonds on a private placement basis in 2023-24, a surge of 10 per cent from the preceding fiscal amid surge in credit demand. The 2024-25 fiscal is expected to be very robust as companies will continue to raise capital for capex post-election results. "In an unprecedented era of economic development aided by pro-business reforms and macroeconomic stability, India is set to become the third largest economy globally by 2027 and will continue to see strong flows. "In this backdrop, we expect FY25 to also be a very strong year from a primary capital perspective as companies will continue to look to raise capital for capex post-election results," Neha Agarwal, Managing Director & Head of Equity Capital Markets at JM Financial Ltd, said. According to data compiled by Prime Database, the amount raised through debt private placement in 2023-24 stood at Rs 9.41 lakh crore, up 10 per cent from Rs 8.52 lakh crore in 2022-23.
In a report published Thursday, the Paris-based organization estimated that total government debt issued by its 38 member countries will rise by $2 trillion to a record of $56 trillion this year
Fee waiver, more participation and increased order size result in surge
Market participants expect that states' borrowing for both the current quarter and the entire financial year will be significantly lower than the calendar projections
Sentiment was also impacted by VRRR auctions by RBI last week to suck out liquidity
Fund managers' preference for sovereign bonds in the recent past has also impacted MFs' corporate bond investments
Lower fund raise amid widening yield spread, tight liquidity
As of November, Power Finance Corporation raised the highest amount -- Rs 2,824 crore
Market participants said the corporate bond market showcased resilience and promise in 2023
Furthermore, the market is projecting a total increase of a minimum of 15-20 per cent in corporate bond issuances for the entire current financial year compared to the last year
Under the collaboration, Grip will introduce its products such as Securitised Debt Instruments (SDIs) and corporate bonds, to Centricity's platform
Yields on AAA rated corporate bonds fell by 7 basis points across tenures in the first week of November
The billionaire Mukesh Ambani-led company aims to raise up to 200 billion rupees ($2.40 billion) via 10-year bonds on Thursday, its first such fundraise since May 2020.
According to data from the Prime database, companies and banks raised Rs 23,797 crore as of October 24, compared to Rs 72,941 crore in September
Corporates garnered Rs 3.31 lakh crore through the issuance of bonds on a private placement basis in the first five months of the ongoing fiscal, a surge of 73 per cent from the year-ago period. The funds were mopped up to strengthen balance sheets, retire existing debt and support working capital requirements, market experts said. According to data available with markets regulator Sebi, Rs 3.31 lakh crore was mopped-up through the route during the April-August period of the current fiscal. In comparison, firms raised Rs 1.91 lakh crore in the first five months of 2022-23, data showed. Market experts attributed several factors to higher fund mobilisation through private placement of corporate bonds such as increase in credit demand, soaring bank loan rates, and expensive overseas borrowing. In terms of numbers, 520 issuances took place during the period under review as compared to 508 in the year-ago period. In private placements, firms issue securities or bonds to institutional