India bonds to decline on elevated oil, hawkish RBI

Business Recorder • Oct 19, 2026

MUMBAI: Indian government bonds are likely to weaken on Monday, as elevated oil prices stoke inflation worries, adding to pressures from a hawkish central bank and rate-hike expectations. The benchmark 6.94% 2036 bond yield may trade between 7.37% and 7.42%,...

MUMBAI: Indian government bonds are likely to weaken on Monday, as elevated oil prices stoke inflation worries, adding to pressures from a hawkish central bank and rate-hike expectations. The benchmark 6.94% 2036 bond yield may trade between 7.37% and 7.42%, according to a trader at a primary dealership, after closing at 7.3789% in the previous session. Bond yields rise when prices fall. Brent crude futures fell $1....