Page 11 - Government Bonds

With high interest rates likely, investors need to avoid long-term funds

Shorter-duration funds will benefit from being able to reinvest at regular intervals

Explained: Why is a rise in bond yields a concern for everyone?

A rise in sovereign bond yields means a rise in the interest rate in the economy

Message from market

RBI must be mindful of inflation risks of higher borrowing

Interest cost for state loans soars to 11-month high of 7.19%

Despite near record low interest rates, the pricing of state government bonds skyrocketted to an 11-month high of 7.19 per cent, at the latest auction of Rs 23,806 crore market borrowings on Tuesday

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 to buy bonds worth Rs 20,000 crore via open market operations on Feb 10

The central bank on Friday devolved nearly the entire bond auction on primary dealers, as the markets were demanding higher yields for five-year and 10-year bonds being sold

Retail investors should lock in interest rates for longer term with G-Secs

Holding instrument till maturity could help in tackling volatility

Bond market ko gussa kyun aata hai

Normally, the market eats out of the RBI Governor's hands but the size of the govt borrowing is killing its risk appetite

Sensex posts longest run of weekly gains since 2009 amid vaccine optimism

The S&P BSE Sensex advanced 1.9% since Monday, completing a 10th consecutive week of gains

China set to sell its first negative-yielding government bond worth $887 mn

The three-part deal also consisted of a 2 billion euro 10-year bond priced at 55 bps over the mid-swap rate

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%

Yield on 10-yr state govt bonds eases by 26 bps after RBI's intervention

The weighted average cut-off for the 10-year SDLs eased by a sharper 26 bps to 6.63 per cent on October 13, 2020 over the previous weekly auction

RBI steps in with measures to boost demand for bonds, cool down yields

Says it is comfortable with a rising rupee, which helps bring down import-led inflation, adds that it remains "committed to ensuring comfortable liquidity and financing conditions in the economy"

Govt savings bonds to offer higher rate of interest than small savings

The bond will be available at State Bank of India and other nationalised banks, as well as four private sector banks, the RBI said in a statement

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

Bonds rally as traders estimate govt's stimulus likely to see limited spend

The yield on the most-traded 6.45 per cent 2029 note dropped 10 basis points to 6 per cent, extending Wednesday's 7-basis point fall.

Bond yields expected to jump 15-20 bps on govt's extra borrowing

The excess borrowing will, however, ease the pressure on the RBI's liquidity operation as banks will absorb the excess G-Secs

Franklin fiasco: Gilt funds emerge as star in troubled debt MF pack

One-year return for fund category is 17 per cent

Is bond market welcoming back corporates? Wrong conclusion, say experts

The spread between the 10-year AAA-rated corporate and equivalent maturity government bonds have fallen to 108 bps

Efforts on to include G-Secs in global indices soon, says Shaktikanta Das

The development would attract higher foreign flows as many overseas funds are mandated to track global indices