India Government Bond Yields Spike Amid Rising US Treasury Yields and Crude Oil Price Pressures

India's benchmark 10-year Government Security yield closed at 7.19 per cent on Monday, reaching levels last seen in April 2024, as rising US Treasury yields, crude oil prices at $106 per barrel, and expectations of a domestic rate hike combined to push bond yields higher. The yield has hardened by approximately 26 basis points in September 2026, and a treasury executive indicated it may test a previous high of 7.61 per cent recorded in June 2022 within the next month.

On Monday, yields on Government Securities rose, driven by an uptick in US Treasury yields, inflationary pressure linked to climbing crude oil prices, and market anticipation of a rate increase at the RBI monetary policy committee's forthcoming meeting. The benchmark 10-year government security (6.94% GS 2026) ended the session at a yield of 7.19 per cent — a rate not recorded since April 2024 — rising from the prior close of 7.12 per cent. According to Arvind K, Executive Vice President and Head of Integrated Treasury, yields on the benchmark 10-year government bond have risen by approximately 26 basis points through September 2026 to date. With US 10-year Treasury yields climbing to around 5.25 per cent, crude oil prices at approximately $106 per barrel adding to inflationary pressures, and a potential rate increase from the monetary policy committee, analysts anticipate that the Indian 10-year benchmark bond yield could approach its prior peak of 7.61 per cent — recorded in June 2022 — within the coming weeks.

India Government Bond Yields Spike Amid Rising US Treasury Yields and Crude Oil Price Pressures

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