ETMarkets Special Weekend Podcast: How to make money in the bond market?

Hey there, this is a special Podcast from ETMarkets.com on the fixed income market tracking shifting trends in the debt market, interest rate outlook and the money supply scenario.

Bond yield surging over 100 basis points over the last six months was a pressure point. But that was then. Of late, it has seen a sharp slide after the government's lower borrowing plan for the next financial year.

Gross borrowing through government securities is pegged at Rs 2.88 lakh crore in the first half of FY19 as against Rs 3.72 lakh crore a year earlier. The government’s total borrowing is projected at Rs 6.05 lakh crore for FY19, compared with Rs 5.99 lakh crore in FY18.


On Monday, the government said its borrowings up to September would amount to about 48 per cent of the overall target for the financial year. That would exclude any bond buybacks.

The government usually completes 60 per cent of the targeted borrowing in the first six months.

We have with us Lakshmi Iyer from Kotak Mutual Fund, who will give us a lowdown on emerging trends and future outlook on the bond market.

Over to Iyer.

Byte: Lakshmi Iyer

That’s it in our special weekend Podcast. Do come back next Saturday for this weekly special while you can continue to check out our regular podcasts on the equity market twice every week day. Have a great weekend ahead!