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Indian bond yields jump after govt announces additional borrowing

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Reuters MUMBAI
Last Updated : Dec 28 2017 | 9:45 AM IST

MUMBAI (Reuters) - Indian bond yields jumped more than 10 basis points in early trade on Thursday, a day after the government announced additional borrowing for the current fiscal year to March 2018.

India will borrow an additional 500 billion rupees ($7.79 billion) this fiscal year, a higher-than-expected figure that could lead to it breaching the fiscal deficit target for the first time in four years.

The benchmark 10-year bond yield was up 9 basis points at 7.31 percent by 0340 GMT, after earlier rising as much as 11 basis points.

(Reporting by Swati Bhat; Editing by Vyas Mohan)

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First Published: Dec 28 2017 | 9:30 AM IST

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