Bond yields steady ahead of the WPI data

13 Jun 2011 Evaluate

Bond yields are trading steady as wary traders are preferring to stay on the sidelines ahead of the crucial May inflation data on Tuesday and a potential rate increase on Thursday. The street expects the WPI to be 8.70% in May, up slightly from the previous month on the back of rising food and fuel prices. The annual rate of inflation, based on monthly WPI, stood at 8.66% for the month of April 2011. Meanwhile, the Reserve Bank of India is widely expected to nudge policy rates higher by 25 basis points, tempering the increase from 50 bps in May after sluggish industrial data.

On the global front, U.S. Treasuries rose on Friday as falling stocks and European debt fears spurred a safe-haven rally that is likely to bleed over into next week. Oil prices fell on Friday on news Saudi Arabia was offering more oil to Asian customers, with additional pressure from a stronger dollar and weak equities.

The yields on 10-year benchmark; the 7.80%-2021 was trading steady at its previous close of 8.23%.

The benchmark five-year interest rate swaps were tad higher at 7.66% from its previous close of 7.64% on Friday.

The Reserve Bank of India has announced the auction of 91-day  and 364 day Government of India Treasury Bills for notified amount of Rs 8,000 crore and Rs 3,000 crore. The auction will be conducted on June 15, 2011 using 'Multiple Price Auction' method.

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