Bank bond issuances may also remain selective in the near term. However, these transactions should be viewed as exceptions rather than indicative of a broad-based revival in primary bond market activity, feel experts. Lower-rated corporates may increasingly prefer bank bor-rowings over capital market issuances, particularly when bond investors demand wider credit spreads during periods of volatility. Talking to Bizz Buzz, Venkatakrishnan Srinivasan, Founder and Managing Part-ner, Rockfort Fincap, says: “Bank bond issuances may also remain selective in the near term. The direction of the bond market over the coming weeks will largely depend on the evolution of geopolitical risks, crude oil prices, domestic bond yields and the RBI’s monetary policy guidance.