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Let's Twist Again

INDIA

Bond traders will focus on the INR 100bn operation twist today, as well as digesting the additional measures announced by RBI Governor Das at an unscheduled press conference yesterday.

  • Operation Twist details:
  • To buy total INR 100bn of 6.97% 2026, 7.17% 2028 and 5.85% 2030 bonds
  • To sell total INR 100bn 182-day bills
  • Yesterday the RBI announced it would conduct the second GSAP operation for INR 350bn on May 20, the previous operation, for INR 250bn, left markets disappointed last month with market participants saying the RBI focused on the wrong sector. Das also announced additional measures to support the bond market including a term liquidity facility worth INR 500bn targeted at increasing credit access to emergency health services and a new resolution for stressed loans from individuals, businesses and MSME that will increase residual loan tenors and/or the period of moratorium to a total of 2 years

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