Page 4 - Government Bonds

Yield spread between 10-year state bonds and G-secs widens further

Goa and Haryana secured lower cut-offs at 7.65 per cent, whereas Arunachal Pradesh experienced a higher cut-off

Private banks make largest single-day govt bond purchase in 7 years

A large corporate likely bought around 50 billion rupees of the benchmark paper through a private sector bank, traders said

India bond yields seen easing as oil, US peers decline; debt sale eyed

The 10-year benchmark bond yield is expected to move in a range of 7.21%-7.26%, after ending the previous session at 7.2356%, a trader with a primary dealership said

Treasury bill cut-off yield fall slightly as banking liquidity eases

The Reserve Bank of India set the cut-off yield on 91-day, 182-day, and 364-day T-bill at 6.92 per cent, 7.11 per cent, and 7.15 per cent respectively

Rupee, government bond gain post favorable US non-farm payroll data

The central bank had not given any timeline for OMO sales and said it will depend on the ongoing liquidity situation

State borrowing costs to rise in H2 FY24 on hardening of yields: Report

Capital expenditure of 13 major states is expected to grow 29% YoY, says ICRA

Safeguarding 'safe' US govt bonds

Prices of government bonds can fall massively due to interest rate risk. But a fresh policy can change this

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India 10-year yield posts first quarterly rise in 5 on rising oil, US peers

The 10-year benchmark 7.18% 2033 bond yield ended at 7.2162% on Friday, leading to 10 basis points increase for the quarter. It had dropped by an aggregate 33 basis points in the last four quarters

FTSE Russell bond index not to include India, wk after JPMorgan's inclusion

Indian government bonds and the local currency took the news in their stride.

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

Government bond and forex market to remain open on Thursday, Friday

The auction of government-dated securities scheduled on Friday, will now be conducted on Thursday, with settlement on Friday

Govt bond yields reverse all losses on lower H2 borrowing speculation

Rupee ends close to all time low

Inclusion in JP Morgan's Bond index to aid BoP improvement: Experts

India's can manage address oil price hike better

JP Morgan EM index addition: Banks, FIs look to raise Rs 18,000 crore

NABARD to issue social sector bonds on Tuesday

Managing flows

Govt's dependence on foreign funds should be limited

Parliamentary committee seeks annual review of ESIC investment policy

This comes as interest received by it from govt bonds has seen a decline

Bond inclusion shows our fiscal prudence: Finance secy T V Somanathan

Senior FinMin officials says development showing confidence in the Indian economy

Govt bonds' JP Morgan index inclusion to boost rupee, help finance CAD: CEA

Fiscal, monetary policies will need to be cognizant of global perceptions and sensitivities, says Nageswaran

Analysts see $25 bn inflow on Indian G-Secs' inclusion into JP Morgan index

Analysts expect the Wall Street major JP Morgan's decision to include the Indian government bonds in its global index from June next year will lead to a direct inflow of USD 20-25 billion in the country's debt market over 18-21 months. JP Morgan, announcing the inclusion earlier in the day, said India will have a maximum weight of 10 per cent in the index eventually and around 8.7 per cent in the emerging market global index. JP Morgan said in a statement on Friday that 73 per cent of investors are in favour the decision. The inclusion will be staggered over a 10-month period from June 28, 2024 to March 31, 2025. "We estimate this implies direct inflows of USD 20-25 billion over the course of the next 18-21 months, but some front-loading of inflows cannot be discounted," Rahul Bajoria, managing director and head of emerging market Asia (ex-China) at Barclays, said in a note on Friday. Japanese brokerage Nomura has pegged the inflows at USD 23.6 billion, which is 10 per cent of the