Bonds Market

Govt bond yields set to rise ahead of over $4 billion state debt sale

The benchmark 10-year yield is likely to move between 6.84 per cent and 6.87 per cent

Huge profits made by investors on catastrophe bonds raising eyebrows

Catastrophe bonds, which are issued by insurers, reinsurers and governments seeking an extra layer of disaster coverage, have been handing investors double-digit returns

Govt bond yields may ease tracking US peers, market eyes fresh cues

Traders will, however, watch out for minutes from the latest policy meetings of Fed and Reserve Bank of India

India bond yields seen lower in early trading as US peers nosedive

US Treasury yields nosedived on Friday after data showed the world's largest economy created fewer jobs than expected in July and the unemployment rate rose, boosting bets of aggressive rate cuts

Foreign banks' 2024 Indian bond purchases hit record high, exceeds $16 bn

The persistent purchases by foreign participants will reduce the pressure on local banks to absorb supply

RBI to keep popular govt bond tenors free of foreign investment curbs

The decision on exclusions from the FAR category is not based on any consideration of volatility

Bank of Maharashtra likely to issue maiden infra bonds to raise Rs 3,000 cr

Earlier this month, the bank had raised Rs 1,000 cr via Basel III compliant tier II bonds maturing in 10 years at a coupon of 7.89 per cent

India likely to amend rules to check hot flows on bond index entry

Central bank has designated class of bonds that can have full foreign ownership, JPMorgan Chase & Co. has included securities from this set of bonds into its emerging markets index that India joined

Govt bond yields likely to be flattish ahead of fresh supply of debt

The benchmark 10-year yield is likely to move in a 6.95 per cent-6.98 per cent range till the auction, after closing at 6.9674 per cent on Thursday

Sebi cuts face value of debt securities to boost retail participation

Markets regulator Sebi on Wednesday drastically cut the face value of debt securities to Rs 10,000 from Rs 1 lakh at present to boost participation of retail investors in the corporate bond market. Market participants are of the view that lower ticket size of debt securities may encourage more non-institutional investors to participate in the corporate bond market which in turn may also enhance liquidity. In a circular, Sebi said, "the issuer may issue debt security or non-convertible redeemable preference shares on private placement basis at a face value of Rs 10,000". This, however, would be subject to certain conditions like the issuer should appoint at least one merchant banker, and non-convertible debentures and non-convertible redeemable preference shares be plain vanilla, interest or dividend-bearing instruments. Sebi said that credit enhancements would be permitted in such instruments. With respect to General Information Document (GID), which is valid as on the 'effective

Bank of Japan decides to trim bond buying, keep rates steady at 0-0.1%

BOJ will continue to buy government bonds at the current pace of roughly 6 trillion yen ($38 billion) per month for now

Bonds strengthen and rupee flat after favourable US inflation data

The 10-year US Treasury yield fell by 8 basis points to 4.32 per cent on Thursday

Indian govt bond yields flattish as investors eye RBI guidance for cues

Bond yields shot up on Tuesday and have largely remained elevated after a weakened mandate for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party

Indian bond yields dip as focus moves to US after weaker mandate for Modi

Focus has shifted to US bond yields and oil prices, with the market digesting Prime Minister Narendra Modi's smaller victory margin for a third term.

Govt bonds still a 'buy' for foreign investors despite PM Modi's narrow win

Foreign investors have piled on bonds this year and remained on the buying side on Tuesday, despite the unexpected election outcome hitting stocks

Global rate anxiety sparks slump in Asian stocks, bonds

The latest halt in the global risk rally has come on the back of data pointing to lingering inflationary pressures across major economies

Sebi penalises Samco for lapses, bond platforms formalise association

The market regulator said that while onboarding, clients were not given preference to select segments, due to which the client was required to open a trading account in all segments

India may cut borrowing on less spending time, says Mirae Asset Investment

Sovereign bonds have already rallied in recent weeks, boosted by a reduction in short-term borrowings

Short-term bonds likely to outperform long-term peers in near term

Liquidity is expected to improve significantly after the RBI's record surplus transfer to the government

Govt bond yields largely unchanged as traders await fresh debt supply

The gains will be capped as the central bank's record surplus transfer to the government has boosted market sentiment