Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday said the electoral bonds scam is the biggest corruption ever witnessed in India and added the BJP government at the Centre arrested his Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal to divert attention from the same. Addressing the third consecutive rally organised here by the CPI(M) against the contentious… Continue reading Kejriwal arrested to divert attention from electoral bonds scam: Kerala CM | Politics News
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Best of BS Opinion: Electoral bonds disclosure, NDA govt’s policies, more | Opinion Specials
Premium Illustration: Ajay Mohanty With elections approaching, all issues are acquiring a sharper edge. The electoral bond episode is where politics and business collide and compromise Debashis Basu makes sharp points on the conduct of India Inc with reference to electoral bonds. Mihir S Sharma says the NDA government in the past five years… Continue reading Best of BS Opinion: Electoral bonds disclosure, NDA govt’s policies, more | Opinion Specials
FPIs mandated to route 10% market trade in corporate bonds through RFQ
In the last financial year, FPIs executed just 4.5 per cent of their total trades in corporate bonds via the RFQ platform, representing a mere 0.78 per cent of the total trades in the segment on the platform. Starting from October, all foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) will be required to conduct at least 10… Continue reading FPIs mandated to route 10% market trade in corporate bonds through RFQ
Firm demand at auction weighs on yield of on-the-run government bonds
The weekly government bond auction saw stronger than anticipated demand, which influenced the secondary market, pressuring the yields of active bonds, according to dealers. The government sold bonds worth Rs 39,000 crore. On Friday, the yield on the benchmark 10-year government bond dropped to 7.19 per cent from 7.20 per cent on… Continue reading Firm demand at auction weighs on yield of on-the-run government bonds
Vedanta looks to refinance $3.8 bn bonds maturing between 2024-2026
Billionaire Anil Agarwal’s Vedanta Resources is looking to refinance USD 3.8 billion worth of bonds maturing between 2024 and 2026 with loans of extended maturities and manageable size, a company official said on Friday. The mining conglomerate has about USD 1 billion of bonds maturing in January next year, followed by a similar… Continue reading Vedanta looks to refinance $3.8 bn bonds maturing between 2024-2026
Sensex’s yield gap with 10-year US bonds near 0, least since 2008
The Indian equity markets have been treading lower for the past few weeks, after touching a lifetime high on July 20. The BSE Sensex has closed in the red in seven of the past nine-trading sessions and following Wednesday’s sharp decline, the benchmark index is now down 2.6 per from its record high of… Continue reading Sensex’s yield gap with 10-year US bonds near 0, least since 2008
State Bank of India raises Rs 10,000 crore via infra bonds at 7.54%
State Bank of India, the country’s largest lender, has raised Rs 10,000 crore through 15-year infrastructure bonds, priced at a finer rate of 7.54 per cent amid hardening yields due to a hawkish stance taken by the Japanese central bank. SBI executives said the yield was lower than the 7.7 per cent for… Continue reading State Bank of India raises Rs 10,000 crore via infra bonds at 7.54%