India New Issue-IRFC accepts bids for 10-year bonds, bankers say
MUMBAI, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Indian Railway Finance Corp INID.NS (IRFC) has accepted bids worth 29.82 billion rupees ($334.04 million) for deep-discount zero coupon bonds maturing in 10 years, three bankers said on Thursday. It will pay a yield of 6.7992% on this issue and had invited commitment bids earlier in the day, they said. IRFC did not immediately respond to a Reuters email seeking comment. Here is the list of deals reported so far on November 27:
| Issuer | Tenure | Coupon (in %) | Issue size (in bln rupees)* | Bidding date | Rating |
| IRFC | 10 years | 6.7992 (yield) | 29.82 | November 27 | AAA (Crisil, Icra) |
| ICICI Prudential Life | 10 years | 7.69 | 11.95 | November 27 | AAA (Crisil, Icra) |
| Bharti Telecom | 2 years | 7.30 | 42.50 | November 28 | AAA (Crisil) |
| Bharti Telecom | 3 year and 2 months | 7.40 | 42.50 | November 28 | AAA (Crisil) |
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