Bond index inclusion: Positive move with added responsibility, says Kotak Institutional Equities

India’s Fully Accessible Route securities will be included in the JP Morgan GBI-EM Global Diversified Index (and other related indices) from June 28, 2024, with a weight of 10%, staggered over 10 months.

Nifty 50 tumbles 2.57% this week, biggest weekly decline since February 2023

The index currently stands 2.71% below its record high of 20,222, achieved on September 15. Several factors contributed to this decline, including the Federal Reserve's hawkish pause, a strengthening dollar index, outflows by Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPI), and the rise of US 10-year bond yields.

JPMorgan to include Indian government bonds to its Emerging-Market Index: Report

JPMorgan to add Indian government bonds to its benchmark emerging-market index. Foreigners play a small role in the Indian bond market, inflows have been picking up in recent years, and the country’s assets have proven resilient to financial turbulence that has roiled other developing nations.

Can long-term bonds drive stability and upward income to your investment portfolio?

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New 10-year bond set to become benchmark after auctions. Details here

Typically, a new bond becomes a benchmark after it becomes the most traded one in the secondary market. The new bond’s coupon was set just 1 basis point lower than the yield on the current benchmark bond

RBI establishes a coupon rate of 7.18% for the freshly issued 10-year government bond. Details here

The coupon rate is reduced by eight basis points compared to the rate of the preceding 10-year bond.

Premature redemption of gold bonds 2016-17 Series I delivers CAGR returns of 9.7%. Details here

SGBs delivered an absolute returns of nearly 91 percent in 6.5 years and compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.7 percent

Sensex's yield gap with 10-year US bonds near 0, least since 2008: Report

The spread between the Sensex earnings yield and the 10-year US government bond yield is now almost zero, against 0.34 percent at the end of December 2022 and 1.74 percent in July last year, said BS.

SBI raises  <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>10,000 crore infra bonds at 7.54%

The bond proceeds will be used to enhance long-term resources for funding infrastructure and affordable housing

What are ESG bonds and why should you invest in them?

The capital markets regulator recently asked for mandatory reasonable assurance of Core business responsibility and sustainability reporting (BRSR) for the top 150 companies according to market capitalisation.

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