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Bonds rise on robust demand for state debt
Financial Express Mumbai
|February 25, 2026
GOVERNMENT BONDS ENDED higher on Tuesday, led by the longer end after stronger-than-expected demand at an auction for state debt and on expectations of reduced issuance of longer maturity notes next fiscal year.
The benchmark 6.48% 2035 bond yield ended at 6.6812%, modestly lower on the day, building on a 2-basis-point drop in the previous session in which it closed at 6.6970%.
This story is from the February 25, 2026 edition of Financial Express Mumbai.
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