Bond Yield

On 18th August 2025, yields on the benchmark Indian sovereign bonds climbed the most in more than 14 months after Prime Minister, in his I-Day address, announced fewer and likely lower slabs for indirect taxes.

• Bond Yield is the return an investor expects to receive each year over its term to maturity.
• It partially depends on coupon payments, which refer to the periodic interest income obtained as a reward for holding bonds.
• The bondholders receive the bond’s face value at the end of the bond’s life. However, one may buy bonds at par value, discount (at a price lower than par value), or ....