NSE Indices Ltd, an NSE arm, on Friday said it has launched the country’s first ever municipal bond index.
The new Nifty India Municipal Bond Index will track the performance of municipal bonds issued by Indian municipal corporations across maturities and having investment grade credit rating, NSE Indices said in a statement.
The index was launched at a Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) workshop on Municipal Debt Securities in Bengaluru.
Presently, the index has 28 municipal bonds issued by 10 issuers all having credit rating in the AA category. The index constituents are assigned weights based on their outstanding amount.
The Indian municipal bond market has seen a resurgence of issuances after Sebi’s Issue and Listing of Municipal Debt Securities Regulations, 2015 came into effect and a renewed emphasis on municipal finance by policymakers.
Raising money from capital markets incentivises municipal corporations to fund new projects and improve civic infrastructure whi
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