Indian government bonds retreated early Monday as traders braced for the central bank's Friday policy decision and as a lack of resolution in the Middle East conflict pushed oil prices higher.
The benchmark 6.48% 2035 yield climbed 2 basis points to 7.0249% by 10:45 a.m. IST, after ending Friday at 7.0037%. The yield had fallen 6 basis points last week, its biggest weekly drop in seven weeks.