Secondary Bond market yields increase

T-bill yields hold static at auction; end 19-week streak of declines. Foreign holdings in Rupee treasuries increases. Total outstanding liquidity increases. Rupee appreciates

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THE Secondary Bond market last week saw rates move up, driven by selling interest following the monetary policy announcement. The Central Bank decided to maintain the Overnight Policy Rates at the Second Monetary Policy Review for 2025 announced last Wednesday. This marked the second consecutive review where all key rates remained unchanged since. Overnight Policy Rate was untouched. Adding to the upward pressure was a wave of profit-taking, which reversed some of the gains recorded during the prior week’s bull run. However, buyers renewed buying interest kicked in at the elevated levels curtailing further upwards movement. Despite the shift in sentiment, market activity and transaction volumes remained at healthy levels.