Bond yields trade higher on Friday as government data has showed that the Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections rose 10.3 per cent to over Rs 1.82 lakh crore in July 2024 as against Rs 1.65 lakh crore in the corresponding period last year, mainly driven by domestic transactions in goods and services.
In the global market, Treasury yields fell Thursday as investors digested comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, who suggested a September rate cut was on the table, along with a jump in U.S. jobless claims. Furthermore, oil prices settled more than $1 lower on Thursday as global supply seemed largely unaffected by worries of a wider Middle East crisis after the killing of a Hamas leader in Iran, and as investors refocused on demand concerns.
Back home, the yields on new 10 year Government Stock were trading 10 basis points higher at 7.02% from its previous close of 6.92% on Thursday.
The benchmark five-year interest rates were trading 9 basis points higher at 6.91% from its previous close of 6.82% on Thursday.