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State Debt Sale Eyed For Demand Cues

INDIA

Focus for bond traders falls on an INR 149bn state debt sale for clues of demand ahead of an INR 320bn government securities sale on May 7.

  • Friday's auction details:
    • INR 110bn 5.63% 2026 bonds
    • INR 40bn Floating 2033 bonds
    • INR 100bn 6.64% 2035 bonds
    • INR 70bn 6.67% 2050 bonds
  • Elsewhere, concerns over the coronavirus situation in India remain elevated, Indian PM Modi is still resisting pressure to declare a country wide lockdown despite please from international leaders. Two weeks ago Modi asked states to use lockdowns only as a last resort in order to maintain the economic recovery
  • USD/INR fell yesterday as USD/INR near term forward premiums rose sharply on a surplus of USD in the financial system, while inflows into PowerGrid InvIT IPO are also said to have supported INR. USD/INR 1-month forwards are last at 74.5081, essentially flat from yesterday's cash close. In the longer term Bloomberg forecasts that the latest wave of the virus will drive capital outflows, weaken growth, and raise inflation, and increase economic uncertainty. Trade patterns will also add adverse seasonal currency pressures until September.

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