Page 5 - India Bond Market

Global funds leave Indian bonds in spate as Covid-19 crisis worsens

Overseas funds have sold $14.6 billion of Indian corporate and government bonds this year, the most among emerging-Asian nations

'Bond market investors are likely to chase yields in the coming months'

The RBI may need to step in with larger purchases soon to keep yields from rising.This size of weekly auction can be absorbed in the market only if there is confidence on low yields, he says

Long-duration fund rally may halt as yields harden on rate-cut pause

Experts don't rule out RBI intervention to keep yields in check

India's bond market is so hot even Yoga guru Ramdev is selling debt

Borrowing costs on bonds have plunged after policy makers unveiled record stimulus to help combat the financial fallout of the pandemic

Part of 10-year bond left unsold in auction as traders demand higher yield

The cut-off yield in the auction of this bond came at 5.96 per cent, against its coupon of 5.77 per cent. The bond was launched just last week

Investment in sovereign-backed bonds: Be prepared for rate changes

You can invest as much as you like in these bonds, but they are subject to rate changes

Bond market warms up to NBFCs, but India's top-rated companies benefit

The liquidity situation for non-banking financial companies (NBFCs), which had been facing a crunch on this front for some time now, is improving.

In high-yield revival, global funds prefer Indonesia over India

The archipelago's debt is more attractive due to a superior fiscal outlook and the greater potential for currency strength

Bond market dealers watch out for RBI's unannounced purchases

It is hard to say if the OMOs are being done to soften yields, or to fill up the central bank's stock of bonds, but yields did not move up sharply in auctions

Foreign funds flee India's bonds just when it needs them the most

The amount of sovereign securities held by global funds has slumped Rs 76,700 crore ($10 billion) from this year's peak in February

RBI move to cut reverse repurchase rate fuels rally in short-term bonds

The yield on the 6.18 per cent 2024 bond fell 26 basis points to 5.48 per cent.

Mutual funds likely to get Sebi lifeline to tide over liquidity woes

Market regulator likely to relax 20% cap on MF borrowing

Covid-19 impact: Bond and currency markets to close at 2 pm till April 30

Such curtailed hours, in which bond and currency markets operated between 10 am and 2 pm, from 9 am to 5 pm in normal times, were in force till April 17

Covid-19 impact: States borrow Rs 12,128 cr from bond market at lower rates

The cut-off yield for 10-year state development loans was at 7.60-7.65 per cent, whereas the 10-year government securities closed at 6.50 per cent.

RBI shortens forex, money market trading hours amid coronavirus lockdown

Apex bank announces change in market timing, trading hours to function from 10 am to 2 pm

Bond, currency markets witness high volatility in FY20 over Covid-19 fear

While the rupee hit its lifetime low of about 76.30 a dollar, the 10-year bond yields fell to 6 per cent, as Covid-19 led to an unprecedented slide in financial assets worldwide

Covid-19 rate cuts to tug most Asian bond yields even lower: Reuters poll

Stock markets have also plummeted amid fears the global lockdown to contain the virus has tipped the world economy into a recession from which it will take year to recover.

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Bond market freezes amid coronavirus scare; traders working from home

The benchmark 10-year bond saw trading volume of Rs 1,325 crore, and was the most traded one

No trading seen in bonds in first 20 minutes of the market session

While working from home, bond traders are doing bare minimum trade to cover their positions; there is also the expectation of a 50-150-bp rate cut