Benchmark yields, rupee flat

sriranga · 1 Treasury bill auction held on 29 May 2013 Wed May 29, 2013 3:25 pm

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Redbulls · 2 Benchmark yields, rupee flat Thu May 30, 2013 1:42 am

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Benchmark Treasury bill yields were unchanged at yesterday’s (29) primary market auction with the Central Bank upsizing the offer from Rs. 15 billion to Rs. 23.65 billion and the rupee closed flat against the US dollar.

Bids received at the auction amounted to Rs. 40.2 billion.

The three-month Treasury bill yield dropped two basis points to 8.73 percent while the six-month and 12-month yields remained unchanged from last week at 9.9 percent and 10.86 percent respectively.

Activity picked up at the secondary Treasury bond market with yields fluctuating by about 5 basis points, dealers said.

The one year bond yield gained to 10.75/85 percent on Wednesday from 10.70/80 percent the previous day. The two-year bond yield picked up to 10.90/11.00 percent from 10.85/95 percent. The four-year yield increased to 10.90/11.00 percent from 10.80/95. The eight-year yield gained to 11.58/65 percent from 11.55/60 percent.

The more liquid five year bond inched downwards to 11.08/10 percent from 11.10/12.

The rupee closed flat at Rs. 126.46/48 against the US dollar yesterday from the previous day’s close of Rs. 126.45/50.
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