BUSINESS
Benchmark bond yields ease as crude oil prices extend losses
Yields may move in a tight range around 7.5 percent as dealers eye easing signs in India and US inflation data this week.
BUSINESS
No fastest finger first on Bond St: SEBI's new EBP norms to bring transparency, better price discovery
Lower debt issuance threshold to allow smaller issuers on electronic bidding platform while the introduction of anchor investors would lead to efficient price discovery, market participants say
BUSINESS
SEBI’s wind-up order to Brickworks Ratings likely to benefit rivals, augment diligence in industry: Experts
Following the capital market regulator’s decree, other agencies will also become more cautious in rating operations, they said.
BUSINESS
Corporate bond issuance rises 49% on-month in September to Rs 82,378 crore
State Bank of India, Housing Development Finance Corp. Ltd, Power Finance Corp., Small Industries Development Bank of India, and HDFC Bank were among the top five issuers in September, together raising Rs 31,708 crore
ECONOMY-2
Crude sweep may send rupee down to 83 to a dollar by October end
Rising crude oil prices, the possibility of a recession in the US, and selling of shares by foreign investors are putting pressure on the local currency.
BUSINESS
Issuance of commercial paper, certificates of deposits down in September on elevated borrowing costs
Interest rates on both instruments rose sharply last month ahead of the September 30 announcement of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) monetary policy.
BUSINESS
Spread between 10-year SDLs, G-Secs narrows to historical low on high demand from investors
Demand from investors like Employees Provident Fund Organisation, Life Insurance Corporation of India, pension funds and other retirement trusts for SDLs has gone up as they fetched the highest yield
BUSINESS
What is driving the fall in the Indian rupee to record lows?
Runaway inflation in many economies, sell-off by FPIs in Indian equities, and fears of crude prices taking a U-turn northwards are piling pressure on the rupee
BUSINESS
FPI net investment in debt rises to seven-month high on index inclusion hope, but yields soar
Money market dealers said that the rise in yields can be attributed to higher domestic inflation, an uptick in US Treasury yields, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) increasing the repo rate, and the rate hike by the US Federal Reserve
