The banking system has been experiencing a liquidity shortage since December 16e due to outflow due to advance payments of tax and GST. | Photo credit: PRIYANSHU SINGH The banking system has not seen the usual phenomenon of liquidity rebound at the beginning of the month this time, with a surplus on January 1, 2026 […]
Indian government bonds started 2026 trading in a range on Thursday, with traders largely on the sidelines, wary that a market with few buyers could struggle to absorb the coming debt supply.The benchmark 10-year interest rate closed at 6.5818%. On Wednesday it ended at 6.5881%. Bond yields rise when prices fall.Traders are cautiously bracing for […]
Indian government bonds rose sharply on Thursday as bond purchases by the Reserve Bank of India, along with a rally in US government bonds following a Federal Reserve rate cut, boosted demand.The benchmark 10-year interest rate was 6.6122%. It ended Wednesday at 6.6649%, the highest closing level for the 10-year note so far this fiscal […]
The Indian central bank has bought 500 billion rupees ($5.5 billion) worth of bonds as planned, as it wants to boost liquidity in the banking system.Closing prices at the auction, which consisted of bonds with maturities ranging from 2029 to 2050, were largely higher than estimates in a Bloomberg News poll. Interest rates fell after […]
The central bank carried out Rs 12,470 crore worth of open market operations (OMO) purchases in the secondary market in the week ended November 7, the first such move in five months, as it sought to shore up domestic bank liquidity amid rising bond yields. The yield on ten-year benchmark bonds closed at 6.52%, two […]
Indian government bonds rose in late trading on Friday as the central bank sold less debt than planned in a weekly auction, providing some relief in a bearish market. Bonds have sold off in recent days amid doubts about local rate cuts and the central bank’s stance on the banking system’s liquidity. “The bond movement […]