Yields of this bond rose 15-17 basis points to 6.52% on Thursday after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) decided to prematurely close its FCNR(B) scheme last week, reducing the schemes duration by a month.
"On the announcement of early closure of FCNR(B) , the 5 year paper saw a sharp reversal to 6.50% levels. Now buying could commence from these levels," said A N Vinod, head of treasury, South Indian Bank.
HDFC Bank raised a record $1.75 billion through three- and five-year dollar bonds, marking the largest debt capital market raise by an Indian financial institution. Strong investor demand generated over $7 billion in bids, enabling tighter pricing and supporting FCNR(B) deposit funding.
On the announcement of the FCNR(B) scheme, yields of the 5 year paper had fallen sharply to 6.31% levels by August, from 6.85% levels in June.
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"A lot of money is sitting on the sidelines, waiting to be deployed, which can happen in a week or two. For now, markets will take some time to absorb the shock after the minutes were released," said Alok Singh, head of treasury, CSB Bank.
Banking system liquidity has been in a consistent high surplus over this month. It was at a ₹3.70 lakh crore surplus on Wednesday, and has had a daily average surplus of ₹3.34 lakh crore this month.
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