NDMC plans to raise Rs200 crore through municipal bonds
New Delhi: New Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) plans to raise Rs200 crore shortly by selling bonds for strengthening its electricity distribution network, said Geetali Tare, financial advisor at the civic body responsible for providing urban services to Lutyen’s Delhi, home to the country’s most powerful politicians and bureaucrats. This follows Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) raising Rs200 crore earlier...
Bond Yield Rises To Seven-Month High; Rate Hike Fears Rise
Mumbai: India’s benchmark 10-year bond yield rose to its highest in seven months on Friday after minutes of the central bank’s rate-setting committee meeting contained strong warnings on inflation, dimming hopes of a rate cut in the short term and sparking bets for a tightening move instead. The Reserve Bank of India had opted to leave the repo...
Rupee weakens to 64.65 against US dollar
Mumbai: The Indian rupee on Tuesday weakened against the US dollar, tracking losses in the Asian currencies markets. The rupee opened at 64.65 a dollar. At 9.15am, the home currency was trading at 64.65, down 0.14% from its Monday’s close of 64.56. The government will issue Index of Industrial Production (IIP) and Consumer Price Index-based (CPI) inflation for...
Corporate bond sales set to plunge in Q1 after best quarter in 5 years
After posting their best quarter in five years, rupee bond sales by Indian companies are set to retreat in the three months to June, if history is any guide. Issuance from businesses in Asia’s third largest economy is seen declining to as low as 1.13 trillion rupees ($17.4 billion) this quarter, according to IDFC Bank Ltd., down from...
