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Debt Market - week ended April 16, 2010
India Infoline Research Team / 14:51 , Apr 19, 2010

  • The Indian 10-year benchmark bond yield hardened by 18bps on a weekly basis. After touching a 17-month high of 8.09%, yield settled at 8.07% on Friday.

  • Lackluster demand for the existing government securities coupled with rising inflation resulted in the hardening of yields. Fear of tightening regime from the upcoming RBI annual policy meet on Tuesday weighed on sentiment.

  • The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) witnessed a growth of 15.1% in Feb ‘10 vis-à-vis 0.2% in Feb ‘09. The growth for Jan ‘10 remained unchanged at 16.7%. The IIP registered a growth of 10.1% during Apr ‘09 - Feb ‘10 vis-à-vis 3% in the corresponding period of the previous year.

  • India’s WPI inflation marginally rose to 9.9% in Mar ‘10 from 9.89% in Feb ‘10. However, food inflation eased to 17.22% for the week ended April 3 vis-à-vis 17.7% in the previous week.

  • As per The People's Bank of China, China’s foreign exchange reserves grew 25.3% from US$1.95trn a year ago to US$2.4trn at the end of Mar ‘10.

  • Euro zone finance ministers unanimously approved a US$40.5bn emergency aid mechanism, structured in bi-lateral loans, at ~5% for debt-crisis in Greece
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