India 10Y Yield Stabilizes as Oil Prices Ease from Highs

2026-06-11 07:26 By Mariene Camarillo 1 min. read

The yield on India’s 10-year G-Sec hovered around 6.9%, stabilizing after recent declines as investors monitored oil prices, which retreated from recent highs despite ongoing tensions between the United States and Iran.

Market sentiment remained cautious, although easing crude prices helped temper concerns over the economic impact on India.

Brent crude had earlier surged to as high as $95.50 per barrel after the United States carried out fresh strikes on multiple targets in Iran, escalating geopolitical tensions and raising fears of disruptions to global energy supplies.

However, prices later eased from those levels, providing some relief to bond markets.

Meanwhile, US inflation data offered mixed signals.

Headline inflation accelerated to 4.2% year-on-year, the highest level in more than three years, while the core measure rose less than expected.

The softer underlying inflation reading helped keep expectations for near-term Federal Reserve interest rate moves largely unchanged.



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