India bonds tread water ahead of large debt sale
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Foreign participation has also picked up, which should support the auction and keep primary-market demand healthy, they said. Overseas investors bought about 16.5 billion rupees of bonds under the fully accessible route this week on expectations of a possible inclusion on the Bloomberg Index. Indian government bonds traded sideways early Friday as traders awaited a significant debt auction. Oil prices remained range-bound, and U.S. Treasury yields offered some market stability. Foreign investors showed increased interest, supporting bond demand and the upcoming auction. Short-term interest rates rose as banking system liquidity tightened. The benchmark bond yield traded rangebound, reflecting current market conditions. Foreign banks turned buyers on Thursday, snapping a three-session selling streak, net buying more than 50 billion rupees ($518.97 million) of bonds, CCIL data showed. RATES India's short-term overnight index swap rates rose as banking-system liquidity tightened. The liquidity surplus shrank to 832 billion rupees on Wednesday from 1.3 trillion rupees in the previous session. The 1-year was up 2 bps at 5.9150%, while the 2-year rate was flat. The 5-year rate was steady at 6.3425%.($1 = 96.3450 Indian rupees) (What's moving Sensex and Nifty Track latest market news, stock tips, Budget 2025, Share Market on Budget 2025 and expert advice, on ETMarkets. Also, ETMarkets.com is now on Telegram. For fastest news alerts on financial markets, investment strategies and stocks alerts, subscribe to our Telegram feeds .) Subscribe to ET Prime and read the Economic Times ePaper Online.and Sensex Today. Top Trending Stocks: SBI Share Price, Axis Bank Share Price, HDFC Bank Share Price, Infosys Share Price, Wipro Share Price, NTPC Share Price (What's moving Sensex and Nifty Track latest market news, stock tips, Budget 2025, Share Market on Budget 2025 and expert advice, on ETMarkets. Also, ETMarkets.com is now on Telegram. For fastest news alerts on financial markets, investment strategies and stocks alerts, subscribe to our Telegram feeds .) Subscribe to ET Prime and read the Economic Times ePaper Online.and Sensex Today. Top Trending Stocks: SBI Share Price, Axis Bank Share Price, HDFC Bank Share Price, Infosys Share Price, Wipro Share Price, NTPC Share Price
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