Indian government bonds plunged in early deals on Thursday, tracking a spike in U.S. Treasury yields and higher oil prices, which have strengthened bets that the local central bank will adopt a hawkish stance at its upcoming monetary policy meeting.
The benchmark 6.94% 2036 bond yield was at 7.0914% as of 10:15 a.m. IST, after ending at 7.0447% on Wednesday. The yield hit 7.0994%, its highest since September 15, earlier in the session. Bond yields move inversely to prices.