Page 8 - Government Bonds

Govt bonds and immediate annuity plans: 2 options for retirement income

The first offers a guaranteed rate of return for long; the other secures income for the rest of your life

Bonds, rupee strengthen as crude oil prices fall below $90 a barrel

Hope of global index inclusion drags down bond yields, FPI flows bolster rupee

SBI sells largest AT-1 tranche at lowest rate for any bank so far this year

The bank had notified an amount of Rs 7,000 crore to be raised through a single tranche of AT-1 bonds in order to augment capital.

Rupees, bonds gain despite 75 bps US Fed rate hike to tackle inflation

Markets perceive Fed as being less hawkish

FRAs back in vogue, help insurers in fixed rate of interest for payouts

Forward Rate Agreements enables insurers lock in a fixed rate of interest rate for a future pay out

Fund houses line up fixed maturity plans as bond yields continue to rise

The yield on the 10-year government security on Friday ended at 7.42 per cent

Public sector banks request RBI on bond portfolios as yields harden

At its policy review in April, the RBI had increased the limit on HTM portfolios to 23 per cent of net demand and time liabilities till March 31, 2023

Rupee at 80, 10-year IGB at 8%: The five bearish forecasts from UBS

The brokerage sees the yield on the 10-year India government bond (IGB) topping the 8 per cent mark before the end of the fiscal.

LIC owns 4% of all listed stocks in India, more govt bonds than the RBI

LIC manages assets of Rs 39 lakh crores, or more money than the entire mutual fund industry combined.

Explained: What would a Russian bond default mean after Ukraine invasion?

Ratings agencies say Russia is on the verge of defaulting on government bonds following its invasion of Ukraine, with billions of dollars owed to foreigners

Stocks stumble as Ukraine tensions increase, investors seek safety in bonds

Stocks fell on Thursday as investors took fright after Russia reports of firing in Ukraine, while traders sought safety in government bonds and oil clawed back some of its heavy early losses.

Yield on new 10-yr paper hardens by 8 bps over RBI cut-off point

The closing yield for the 2032 govt bond was 6.62% on Monday; RBI cut-off at auction was 6.54%

India Inc faces a risk to profits as bond yields go up 46 basis points

Historically, there is a negative correlation between the bond yield and India Inc's interest cost.

Foreign funds are steadily increasing exposure to Indian debt

Bond purchases by overseas investors under the uncapped Fully Accessible Route, climbed to Rs 35 billion ($476 million) in August, the highest this year

Tantrum fears fade as riskier EM bonds rise to defy taper talk

Fixed-income securities issued by South Africa, Turkey, Indonesia and India posted the biggest gains among 46 sovereign markets, returning at least 1.2% last month, excluding currency fluctuations

Corporate bond spreads widen 30-35 basis points in July over G-Sec

Corporate bonds are driven mainly by two factors - domestic liquidity and foreign portfolio flow

RBI to conduct Rs 20,000 crore open market bond purchase on July 8

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will conduct open market purchase of government bonds worth Rs 20,000 crore under the G-sec Acquisition Programme (G-SAP 2.0) on July 8

RBI likely to go against convention on raising funds through bonds

This gives credence to the theory that the central bank may not want to issue a fresh set of 10-year paper in a hurry and would rather continue with the existing security

Reserve Bank of India focuses on the 10-year bonds in G-SAP again

The RBI mopped up a record Rs 26,779 cr of the 10-year bond in pre-announced secondary market operation

Covid-led record defaults cloud India's resilient equities, bonds

Firms have defaulted on at least Rs 5,700 cr of domestic bonds this year, while Sensex hit 3-week high amid optimism on US vaccine support