Banking stocks rally as bond yields fall

banking-stocks
YES Bank: Quotes, News
BSE 18.47BSE Quote0.39 (-2.11%)
NSE 18.47NSE Quote0.4 (-2.17%)
ICICI Bank: Quotes, News
BSE 1259.80BSE Quote8.1 (-0.64%)
NSE 1259.70NSE Quote8.5 (-0.67%)
Banking stocks gained in trade today as government bond yields fell and bond prices rose. Banks in India have to keep a per centage of their deposits in liquid assets, mostly government bonds. When bonds yields rise, bond rates fall and banks take a hit.

Shares in Yes Bank rallied 4 per cent, while ICICI Bank gained 1 per cent and HDFC Bank also rallied 1 per cent. Most of the PSU banks led by IDBI Bank and Oriental Bank were trading higher.

The yield on the benchmark 10-year government bond hit 9.48 per cent earlier this week pushing down shares of Yes Bank and State Bank to 52-week lows. The yields have now cooled to 8.30 per cent, which has led to a rally in banking stocks.

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