The selloff came on the day when the rupee fell by the most in six months
India's trillion-dollar sovereign bond market is gearing up for a rush of foreign money in the run-up to inclusion in JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s emerging markets bond index in June
The benchmark 10-year bond yield ended at 7.16 per cent, after closing the previous session at 7.19 per cent
Public sector lender Bank of Baroda on Friday said it plans to raise up to Rs 2,500 crore by issuing Basel III compliant bonds. The 'Capital Raising Committee' has approved a proposal to raise tranche I of Basel III compliant Tier II bonds with a base issue size of Rs 1,000 crore with a green-shoe option to retain oversubscription of up to Rs 1,500 crore, it said in a BSE filing. Under Basel-III capital regulations, banks globally need to improve and strengthen their capital planning processes. The bank's shares were trading at Rs 219.20 apiece on BSE, down 0.36 per cent over the previous close. The stock had touched a 52-week high of Rs 224.30 on Thursday.
Inflows to fixed income, including corporate debt, have reached nearly $6 billion thus far in 2023, with this month alone accounting for about a quarter of the flows, according to data compiled
"This pace, however, may not sustain at least in the immediate future as globally investors will eye developments in the Middle East conflict and what impact it could have on oil prices"
For the fast-growing economy that typically runs a current-account deficit, the decision opens the door to as much as 10% of the $236 billion of assets at funds
Foreign exchange reserves, which are higher than last year, and the credibility of the regulators will work in favor of the South Asian country, CIO SBI Funds said
The decision sets the stage for billions of dollars of inflows just when the bond market is straining under record government borrowings
To have 10% weight, like China; no tax benefits for bond investors
A combined 27.85 million shares, representing nearly 60 per cent of free-float equity of PNB Gilts, have so far changed hands on the NSE and BSE
Market experts are projecting approximately $30 billion in inflows into the government bond market following India's inclusion in the index
India's addition to a major global gauge will give global investors greater access to the world's fastest-growing large economy that offers some of the highest returns in the region
Offering slated for coming week; bank to decide on actual issuance based on yield level in the market, which hardened in the last two weeks
Indian state-run lender Punjab National Bank said on Wednesday it would raise up to 120 billion rupees ($1.46 billion) in one or two tranches, through the issue of bonds
"The dollar index is not stretching as the typical risk-off scenario. Unless commercial activity drops across the world, which does not seem to be the case, we may not see any major impact"
Public sector lender plans tier I bond of Rs 700 crore before financial year closes
The outflow from the so-called Fully Accessible Route, or FAR, securities marked the first such withdrawal in seven months
What will break the impasse and when? Apart from some simplification of processes and taxation, a lot will depend on the Reserve Bank of India's policies, especially on exchange rates.
Yields on Indian government bonds are expected to remain in a narrow range this year as an inclusion of domestic bonds in global indexes may not materialise in 2022, a rates strategist with HSBC said