FIIs put in bids worth Rs 34,840 crore to buy government bondsForeign investors, number of bidders being 50, put in bids worth Rs.34,840 crore to buy limits worth Rs.29,108 crore, according to sources.
23 Apr, 2013, 10.01 AM IST
Bond yields erased gains to rise back to 8.17%Yields on benchmark ten year bonds opened at 8.13% in morning and went upto 8.18% when RBI announced it's mid quarter policy review.
18 Dec, 2012, 11.20 AM IST
Primary Dealers’ FY 12 profits down by 13 per centExpenses of all the primary dealers rose to 70 pc to Rs 1,301 crore in FY12 from Rs 762 crore a year earlier, data from the RBI shows.
29 Nov, 2012, 05.31 AM IST
- Government to complete 65 per cent borrowings in first half of FY13
Govt will borrow Rs 3.7 lakh crore from the markets in the first half of next fiscal, 65% of the annual borrowings or almost 46% higher tha...
28 Mar, 2012, 04.42 AM IST
- Reversal in interest rates is unlikely till March end, says Pradeep Madhav, MD, STCI Primary Dealership
In an interview with ET, Madhav says a reversal in interest rates is unlikely till March end.
05 Dec, 2011, 05.22 AM IST
- Interest rate surge reduces number of corporate bond issues by 8.2%
Capital raised through corporate bonds stood at $23.9 billion, down 8.2% from $26 billion in the same period last year.
01 Jul, 2011, 03.10 AM IST
- Fear of more rate hikes has bond dealers worried
Expectations of rate hikes to continue and heavy government borrowing in the first half is likely to push yields up further beyond 8.5% by ...
17 Jun, 2011, 03.44 AM IST
- PDs unenthused by extra time on short-sale cover
RBI's move to rekindle interest in the repurchase market by extending time limit for covering a short-sale to 3 months has failed to enthus...
04 May, 2011, 06.43 AM IST
- Shortselling seen helping a free fall in bond prices
Money market dealers say the overnight Repo market has been their main source of borrowing. Most bond houses have made some gains which cou...
24 Dec, 2009, 02.40 AM IST
- Bond houses can retain a part of holding under 'Held To Maturity' class
Bond houses can now plan their debt purchases better, with RBI on Monday allowing them to categorise a part of their securities as Held To ...
01 Sep, 2009, 03.06 AM IST
- Foreign funds stay away from corp bonds
Foreign institutional investors have sold bonds worth a billion dollars in the past two months soon after obtaining permission for increase...
28 Apr, 2009, 02.43 AM IST
- Rupee continues to slide, bonds remain weak
The rupee continued to face the heat in afternoon trade on Monday. Heavy losses in the domestic share market and the dollar's strength agai...
30 Mar, 2009, 03.30 PM IST
- Bonds seen lower ahead of borrowing programme
Bonds are trading weak on the first day after the government announced the borrowing programme for the new fiscal, with the yield on the be...
30 Mar, 2009, 12.44 PM IST
- Rupee trading rangebound on back of choppy stocks
Bonds fell on Monday on concerns of upcoming supplies but all eyeys are now on the OMO details that will be out on Monday.
09 Mar, 2009, 04.14 PM IST
- Bond yields fall, rupee rangebound
Bonds fell on Monday morning on concerns of upcoming supplies but all eyes are now on the OMO details that will be out today. Rupee was tra...
09 Mar, 2009, 12.30 PM IST
- Extra borrowings may halt bond rally
The largely uninterrupted bond rally, on since October 2008, is facing its first major obstacle.
11 Feb, 2009, 02.00 AM IST
- PDs look for greener pastures outside bonds
Given the one-sided nature of the govt securities market, primary dealership firms are looking for business opportunities outside the bond ...
18 Jun, 2008, 01.41 AM IST