Economy

A Bond Auction Failed Today, The Second Failure in A Month

Jun 05, 2015

So the bond auction did fail. We mentioned this earlier today. It didn’t fail by too much, though; just 890 cr. that devolved. However the yields at which these bonds have been sold are substantially higher than earlier – three of the four bonds went at 8%+.

The RBI must have rejected bids beyond 8.15% as they were too way off the curve.

A devolvement is an early sign of some distress in the bond market. Sometimes it’s a one-off. But seeing this happen twice in two weeks is a red flag. There is going to be some serious drama in the bond market soon.

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