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Govt to launch first surety bonds for road contractors on December 19

Will provide relief to contractors, free working capital stuck in bank guarantees, says Gadkari

Buoyed by firm demand, HDFC Bank mulls fresh Rs 5,000-cr Tier 2 bond sale

The quantum raised through Tier 2 bonds is set to rise much further in coming days as Axis Bank is slated to sell Rs 12,000 crore of such instruments on Friday

Indore plans nation's first retail municipal bond for solar power project

Indore Municipal Corp. seeks to raise as much as 2.6 billion rupees ($31.8 million) via a 10-year bond sale next month

Technical glitch on NDS-OM holds up trade in govt bonds for over one hour

According to bond traders, the RBI's NDS-OM platform suffered technical issues between 9:05 am and 10:08 am IST, which led to trade almost coming to a halt during that period

ESMA logjam: EU regulator's move may disrupt bond, derivatives markets

Indian derivatives markets could see disruptions on EU regulator move

Foreign investors sell $500 mn of India govt bonds in two days: Analysts

These investors have net sold bonds worth 41.1 billion Indian rupees over Friday and Monday, CCIL data showed

Average cut-off yield spikes by 12 bps to 7.84% at state bond action

Dealers said Bengal and UP raised amounts via bonds with 15-17 year maturity and cut-off yield above 7.9%; pricing likely to remain under pressure in near term

Bond yields ease as MPC minutes hint at slower interest rate hikes

1-year bond yield logs the sharpest fall in two-and-a-half months

Bonds strengthen sharply as growth fears drag down US debt yields

Rupee notches up gains as dollar index eases; OPEC meet in focus

Govt not keen on India's inclusion in global bond indices: FinMin official

Finance ministry official says not engaged in dialogue regarding it

Decoded: What are green bonds and how much will be the govt issue?

Green bonds are debt instruments the proceeds of which are utilised to finance projects that are beneficial to the environment

Buoyed by demand, banks want more long-term gilts, but RBI may not yield

Apart from long-term bonds, the market participants also requested the central bank to reduce issuance of floating-rate bonds and cap sizes of weekly primary auctions to Rs 30,000 crore

Bond yields slide as reports tout progress in global listing of Indian debt

A fall of one basis point on the 10-year bond yield corresponds to a rise in price of roughly seven paise

Monetary policy: SPDs can offer all foreign exchange trade facilities

Decision comes after requests from foreign players; scope of existing licence was restrictive, say primary dealers

Govt bond yields slide 5 bps over weekend, in tandem with US benchmark

Signs of weakening economic growth worldwide raising questions over the degree of policy tightening by central banks

Govt approves sale of electoral bonds from July 1-10: What you need to know

The government on Wednesday approved issuance of the 21st tranche of electoral bonds that will open for sale from July 1. Electoral bonds have been pitched as an alternative to cash donations made to political parties as part of efforts to bring transparency in political funding. State Bank of India (SBI), in the 21st phase of sale, has been authorised to issue and encash electoral bonds through its 29 authorised branches with effect from July 1 to July 10, the finance ministry said in a statement. The authorised SBI branches include those in Lucknow, Shimla, Dehradun Kolkata, Guwahati, Chennai, Patna, New Delhi, Chandigarh, Srinagar, Gandhinagar, Bhopal, Raipur, and Mumbai. Assembly elections are due in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh later this year. Polls for five states -- Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Goa -- concluded in March this year. The 20th tranche of bond sales took place from April 1 to April 10, 2022. The sale of the first batch of electoral b

Invest in dynamic bond funds to navigate impact of interest rate cycle

They outshine short-duration funds: Fund managers

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.

Lazy banking: Banks' bond investment surpasses loans

Standard Chartered's Sahay said the gap between investments and advances will narrow only gradually

Three risks that the equity markets may not be fully pricing in

A weaker Rs, slower growth, and higher inflation could lead to investors focusing on export-oriented stocks