State development loans face weak demand for seventh straight auction: ICICI BankInvestor demand for State Development Loans (SDLs) remained weak for the seventh straight week, with muted interest reflected in a lower bi...
19 Aug, 2025, 02.27 PM IST
How to select the right target maturity mutual fund schemeInvestors must identify the right maturity buckets and align the time horizon of their goals with the fund tenure.
12 Sep, 2022, 06.30 AM IST
Cost of states borrowings up at 7.96 per centNine states raised Rs 12,800 crore from state development loan auctions, which is 17 per cent lower than the indicated amount, wherein the ...
19 Jul, 2022, 08.34 PM IST
States borrowing cost remains high at 7.86% despite fall in G-secs yield to 7.39%The spread between the G-secs and SDLs widened to 42 bps as the benchmark rates for the Centre declined to 7.39 per cent on Tuesday from 7....
05 Jul, 2022, 09.21 PM IST
Target maturity debt funds could return 6.5%Currently, the 10-year benchmark trades at 7.45%, and the 5-year government security trades at 7.22%. Given this, financial planners believ...
06 Jun, 2022, 07.47 AM IST
How to create a bond ladder using target maturity debt mutual fundsRecently, creating such a bond ladder in mutual fund schemes was not easy. However, the launch of multiple target maturity debt funds in re...
06 Dec, 2021, 12.51 PM IST
How retail investors can benefit from rising interest rates of state government securitiesApart from the safety aspect, there is a reason to invest in SDLs at this point of time. The yield (interest rate) available on SDLs is on ...
24 Mar, 2021, 09.47 AM IST
State government bonds back in favour, yields dropThe gap between the SDL Index and the 10-year benchmark paper stood at 59 basis points until last Friday.
26 May, 2020, 10.36 AM IST
Will states pay more to borrow?India’s banking regulator has already underscored its concerns over the weakening financial health of state governments.
13 Jul, 2018, 11.12 PM IST
Icra expects 22% rise in corporate bond sales in FY18Growth of corporate bond issuance is estimated to remain substantial at 20-22% in FY2018
21 Feb, 2017, 07.23 PM IST
With better returns in sight, investors bet on state bondsMonthly trade volumes in the secondary market for bonds have jumped 53 per cent in the past year.
03 Nov, 2015, 04.21 AM IST
SDL limits expanding for FIIs; no big inflows expectedMutual funds do not foresee any immediate compression in yields pursuant to RBI expanding foreign portfolio investment limits in state deve...
29 Sep, 2015, 07.45 PM IST
- ET in classroom: State development loans
State Development Loans (SDLs) are market borrowings by state governments.
30 Mar, 2010, 02.40 AM IST
- State borrowings set to break records from this October
State governments are expected to raise a record Rs 1.1 lakh crore in the second half of this fiscal to make up for their increased spendin...
22 Sep, 2009, 07.48 AM IST
- Fund-starved states may soon flood bond market
State governments are expected to raise a record Rs 1.1-lakh crore in the second half of this fiscal to make up for their increased spendin...
22 Sep, 2009, 01.45 AM IST
- MFs tank up on state paper on waning central gilt sheen
Mutual fund houses have been loading up on state development loans (SDLs) in their debt schemes over the past six months, charmed by their ...
03 Jul, 2009, 01.30 AM IST
- State bonds perk up on PSB buying
The bullishness in the central government bond market is slowing, making its way into state government securities.
07 May, 2009, 01.44 AM IST