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By Divya Chowdhury and Savio Shetty
MUMBAI (Reuters) -Indian bond markets will not see a leap in volatility within the near-term after JPMorgan introduced India’s inclusion in its extensively tracked rising market debt index, BlackRock (NYSE:)’s head of Asia Pacific fastened revenue mentioned on Friday.
JPMorgan mentioned 23 Indian Authorities Bonds (IGBs) with a mixed notional worth of $330 billion had been eligible for inclusion in its Authorities Bond Index-Rising Markets (GBI-EM) index and index suite, benchmarked by about $236 billion in international funds.
Neeraj Seth, chief funding officer and head of APAC basic fastened revenue at BlackRock, expects inflows of round $20 billion to $25 billion into India after the utmost weight threshold of 10% is achieved on the GBI-EM index.
Given the scale of the $2 trillion international authorities bond market, it might add solely a bit bit to the volatility in Indian bond markets, Seth advised the Reuters World Markets Discussion board.
The volatility would turn out to be “extra profound and visual” if international possession had been to enter double digits, Seth mentioned, including that he anticipated international possession of Indian authorities bonds to rise to three.0%-3.5% post-inclusion.
“I do not suppose that is important sufficient to maneuver the markets round,” he mentioned.
Overseas investor shopping for in Indian bonds has remained tepid with internet purchases of $3.4 billion up to now in 2023. Overseas traders personal lower than 2% of excellent authorities debt.
Individually, Seth believes there can be a shift in asset allocations as markets head into 2024, which he sees turning into a “very enticing yr”, particularly for U.S. fastened revenue, with traders trying to lock-in yields because the Fed wraps up its mountaineering cycle.
He additionally pointed to investment-grade credit score in Asia and better high quality rising market bonds, in a “tilt in the direction of high quality” as macro uncertainties persist.
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