Indian bond yields flat; debt auction, US jobs data on tap
By Dharamraj Dhutia
MUMBAI, July 5 (Reuters) -Indian government bond yields were flat in the early session on Friday, with the benchmark yield hovering around the 7% mark, while traders eyed demand for fresh debt supply at an auction and key U.S. jobs data for cues.
The benchmark 10-year yield IN071034G=CC was at 6.9990% as of 10:00 a.m. IST, following its previous close at 6.9994%.
New Delhi aims to raise 280 billion rupees ($3.35 billion) by selling bonds through the weekly auction, including the liquid 15-year paper.
"With hardly any major trigger for the day, traders would want to see the cutoffs which will give an idea about investor appetite for debt especially after index inclusion," a trader with a private bank said.
The auction comes after a tepid start to foreign inflows following the inclusion of Indian debt in JPMorgan's emerging market debt index last week.
Foreign investors have net bought less than 50 billion rupees of debt in a week from the inclusion date, compared to earlier estimates of over 150 billion rupees.
Meanwhile, the 10-year U.S. yield US10YT=RR was at around 4.35% during Asian hours, while U.S. markets were shut on Thursday. They dipped on Wednesday amid growing signs of weakness in manufacturing and the jobs market, suggesting that the world's largest economy was slowing.
Investors will now closely track the crucial June nonfarm payrolls data, due later in the day, for guidance on the extent and timing of U.S. rate cuts this year.
While the Federal Reserve has lowered its forecast for rate cuts to 25 basis points (bps) in 2024, investors continue to expect 50 bps of cuts.
Inflation data in India and the U.S. next week will also provide directional triggers.
The benchmark Brent crude futures were trading above the $87 per barrel mark. Elevated oil prices could impact local retail inflation going ahead.
($1 = 83.4730 Indian rupees)
Reporting by Dharamraj Dhutia
Editing by Eileen Soreng
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