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Indian Insurers Turn to State Bond Derivatives as Provincial Yield Gap Hits Multi-Year High

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•The yield gap between Indian state and benchmark government bonds has widened to a multi-year high, per Business Standard.
•Record provincial debt supply is expanding the pool of state bonds available for derivatives trades, Bloomberg reports.
•Indian insurers are locking in higher yields through state bond derivatives as sovereign yields climb.
•The trade fits insurers' long-duration liability profiles, making the widened spread particularly attractive for asset-liability matching.

Sources

Indian Insurers Boost State Bond Derivatives as Yields Climb

Bloomberg

Insurers turn to state bonds for derivatives trade as yields climb

Business-standard

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