RBI advances repurchase of bonds as yields spike
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RBI advances repurchase of bonds as yields spike

Mumbai: Govt bond yields jumped to an almost 11-month high as state borrowing and tight liquidity rekindled supply-glut fears, pushing the RBI to fast-track bond repurchases and roll out other liquidity measures. The benchmark 10-year 6.48% 2035 yield closed at 6.72%, up from 6.66%, its highest since early March.Sell-off pressure forced an early start to open market operations. Two bond-purchase auctions totalling Rs 1 trillion will now run on Jan 29 and Feb 5, with Rs 50,000 crore each advanced from the earlier Feb 5 and Feb 12 schedule.A 90-day variable rate repo of Rs 25,000 crore is also set for Jan 30, reversing on Apr 30. A $10 billion dollar-rupee buy/sell swap, slated for Feb 4 with a three-year tenor, aims to inject durable rupee liquidity of about Rs 90,000 crore.Markets stayed under strain. States sold Rs 39,800 crore of bonds and plan record Rs 5 lakh crore borrowing in Janโ€“March. Ahead, an expected Rs 16 lakh croreโ€“Rs 17.50 lakh crore gross borrowing plan for next year has kept supply fears high, even as liquidity stays tight and rate transmission stalls.

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