Indian government bonds fell sharply at the start of the month, pushing the benchmark yield towards 7.00% as U.S. Treasury yields jumped after fresh military escalation between Iran and the United States.
The yield on the benchmark 6.94% 2036 bond was at 6.9559% as of 10:00 a.m. IST on Tuesday, after closing at 6.9452% on Monday. It earlier rose to 6.9653%, its highest since June 8.