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V-A NISM Series V-A
Medium

A bond issued by a company has a coupon of 7%. The interest rate in the market for bonds of similar tenor and credit quality is now 8%. An investor holding the bond will see _____.

Practice question from NISM Series V A - Mock Test 4 — bank. The correct answer is highlighted below with a full explanation.

Options

  1. A

    The market price of the bond going up

  2. The market price of the bond going down

    Correct answer

  3. C

    The coupon of the bond going up

  4. D

    No change in the market price

Why this is the answer

When market interest rates rise, the value of existing bonds with lower coupons decreases. In this case, since the coupon is lower than the current market rate, the bond's price will fall.

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