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Banking stocks rally as bond yields fall

 Banking stocks rally as bond yields fall
YES Bank: Quotes, News
BSE 25.96BSE Quote0.49 (1.89%)
NSE 25.95NSE Quote0.5 (1.93%)
ICICI Bank: Quotes, News
BSE 1113.05BSE Quote16.2 (1.46%)
NSE 1113.75NSE Quote17 (1.53%)
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.

GoodReturns.in

Story first published: Friday, August 23, 2013, 11:23 [IST]
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