Bond yields traded higher on Tuesday as the finance ministry in its September economic review said that favourable agricultural conditions coupled with expectations of a better harvest will likely push rural demand up in the coming months. While the monsoon has disrupted the supply of vegetables, affecting inflation, the ministry noted that a normal monsoon will likely improve prospects of a rabi output.
In the global market, the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury continued its ascent on Monday after hitting a three-month high last week. Furthermore, Oil prices tumbled 6% on Monday, or more than $4 a barrel, after Saturday's retaliatory strike by Israel against Iran's military bypassed oil and nuclear facilities, not disrupting energy supplies.
Back home, the yields on new 10 year Government Stock were trading 11 basis points higher at 6.97% from its previous close of 6.86% on Monday.
The benchmark five-year interest rates were trading 11 basis points higher at 6.89% from its previous close of 6.78% on Monday.