Realities not in corp bonds valuationsHDFC 2020 papers were valued at 9.37 per cent, while Reliance Capital’s 2026 securities were valued at 8.55 per cent.
FBIL takes over from FIMMDA for valuation of government securitiesAs per RBI directive, FIMMDA has ceased to publish prices/yield of government securities from March 31, 2018.
New valuation norms for bond holdings soonFIMMDA CEO confirmed that some suggestions are being taken but denied it’s link to the Dec trade.
Banks to incur losses after RBI lowered bond pricesIn the October-December quarter, bond valuations fell as the government breached fiscal deficit target, leading to losses for banks — mostl...
Bond market off to volatile start in new FY amid pricing concernsFIMMDA has given a revised Gsec valuation for Friday at Rs 102.15 on the benchmark government bond versus Rs 101.91, the actual closing pri...
Tax-free bonds seen as handy tool for FIsFIMMDA has designed the formula in such a way that institutional holders can raise the value of bonds by a range of 12-33 per cent into the...
Bond trading gains traction; logs over Rs 83,000 crore turnover in JulyTrading in corporate bonds at the nation's top stock exchanges - BSE and NSE - picked up by 22.3% at about Rs 83,612 cr in July .
Trading corporate bonds drop 27% in June, lowest in FY 15June figures were also 21.6 per cent less than Rs 87,226.5 crore recorded in the same month last year.
Corporate bonds trading spurts to 10-month high in MayTrading in corporate bonds stood at ten-month high level of Rs 93,945.86 crore at leading stock exchanges BSE and National Stock Exchange i...
Bonds trading dips 32.3% in capital markets in AprilTrading in corporate bonds at country's capital markets plunged 32.3 per cent at Rs 75,040 crore in first month of current fiscal.
FIMMDA removes trading bands for govt bonds for MondayAccording to bond dealers, the move was triggered by an expected rally in the bonds, after US unemployment data came out positive on Friday.
- Corp bond deals to get exchange cover
The NSE and BSE are set to guarantee all corporate bond transactions, a move which, dealers say, will greatly deepen the market for corpora...
- Banks' hopes of treasury gains vanish as bond prices decline
With prices of government bonds plunging in the secondary market at the tail end of the fiscal, some banks may even be hit with mark-to-mar...
- Banks may gain from bond holdings as yields plunge
Amidst the downtrend in equity and the slower credit growth, banks can look forward to a silver lining on March 31 in the bond market. Depr...
- Sebi lures market makers
In a move to widen the corporate bond market, Sebi plans to attract market makers by offering them tax incentives.
- Fimmda to keep track of corp bonds
Banks and non-bank finance companies (NBFCs) would now have to report all secondary market trades in corporate bonds to the Fixed Income,
- Exposure to short-term bond portfolio to hit banks’ profits
Banks whose bond portfolio comprises predominantly of short-term bonds will have to set aside more of their earnings towards depreciation i...