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India Short Term Borrowing Costs Spike to Four Year High
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CNBC TV18•14-10-2026, 17:33
India Short Term Borrowing Costs Spike to Four Year High
- •India's ultra-short-term borrowing costs jumped at a treasury bill auction, with the premium over the benchmark policy rate hitting a four-year high.
- •The Reserve Bank of India recently hiked rates for the first time in nearly four years and signaled further monetary policy tightening.
- •New Delhi sold 182-day and 364-day treasury bills at cutoff yields of 6.29% and 6.49% respectively, marking their highest levels in about 18 months.
- •Traders ramped up rate hike bets following hawkish policy guidance and commentary stressing the link between monetary policy and financial stability.
- •Analysts expect further rate hikes of around 50 basis points this fiscal year amid risks from resilient growth, higher oil prices, and persistent inflation.
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India's ultra-short-term borrowing costs spiked as investors priced in more aggressive monetary policy tightening following the Reserve Bank of India's recent rate hike.
New Delhi sold 182-day and 364-day treasury bills at cutoff yields of 6.29% and 6.49%, respectively, reaching their highest levels in about 18 months.
The premium, or spread over the 5.5% repo rate, jumped to 79 basis points for the six-month notes and 99 basis points for the one-year notes, hitting levels last seen in November 2022.
