Bonds are issued by governments and corporations when they want to raise money. By buying a bond, investor is giving the issuer a loan, and issuer agrees to pay the investor back the face value of the loan on a specific date, and to pay periodic interest as well.
What is bond yield ?
Bond yield, on the other hand, is the return that an investor gets on that bond or on a particular government security.
Rise in bond yields denotes higher interest rates in economy. This increases borrowing costs for companies & consumers. This ultimately reduces overall demand in economy & negatively impacts #StockMarket.
🌟Conclusion 🌟
Bond Yields ⬇️ Stock Market ⬆️
This is what happened
US 10-year T-note yield surged to a 1-year high of 1.609 percent.
10-year UK gilt yield rose to an 11-month high of 0.829 percent.
10-year German bund yield climbed to an 11-month high of -0.216 percent.
This resulted in global equity sell off.
This resulted in Bloodbath on Dalal Street as #BSE#Sensex fell 1,939 points and #NSE#Nifty settled below 14,550.
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