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Global bond sell-off pushes India’s 10-year yield to 7.50%
The Story in Brief
A global sell-off in sovereign debt over the past month has pushed government bond yields to multiyear highs, with India's benchmark 10-year bond yield climbing to a four-year peak of 7.50% in October before easing to around 7.24% on Thursday, 12 November.
The US 10-year Treasury yield hit its highest since 2002, and Japanese yields touched levels last seen in 1996, as investors demanded higher returns amid sticky inflation and elevated government borrowing. Recent easing of geopolitical tensions and lower crude prices have supported a recovery, but the outlook remains uncertain.
On Friday, 13 November, New Delhi plans to sell ₹34,000 crore of the benchmark 2036 paper, taking outstanding issuance to ₹2.72 lakh crore, the highest for any security ever. Traders expect cautious bidding, with the outcome of the auction seen as a key near-term signal.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Both ET and BusinessLine report the same global bond sell-off and its spillover into India, where the benchmark 10-year yield touched 7.50% in October and ended around 7.24-7.25% on Thursday. Their coverage is near-identical straight reporting, differing only in emphasis. ET frames the pressure in past tense, noting recent easing from lower crude and de-escalation of tensions, and calls the outlook uncertain. BusinessLine focuses on the immediate coming pressure, Friday's ₹34,000-crore auction of the benchmark 2036 paper, and cites a trader expecting cautious bidding. BusinessLine also links the sell-off to US President Trump's remark on Iran and to October retail inflation in India hitting 6.09%. The two stories together give a complete picture: a past peak that has partially eased but faces a concrete test in Friday's auction.
Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral
Sources (2): economictimes.indiatimes.com (neutral report), thehindubusinessline.com (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Methodology and corrections.
Update, 13 November 2026: this story now draws on 2 sources.
