Bond yields after hitting a near one-month peak came off the day's highs on rate cut signals in the near term from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The RBI is likely to begin easing monetary policy to address concerns about economic growth, Governor Duvvuri Subbarao said in an interview, reiterating comments made by the RBI when it kept rates unchanged on December 16.
On the global front, US Treasury debt yields ended 2011 near all-time lows, as prices rallied on Friday in a shortened session and the last trading day of the year. While, oil prices ended 2011 up 13 percent as a fresh wave of supply concerns capped a year of unrest and disruptions in North Africa and the Middle East that overwhelmed concerns about the economic health of large consuming nations.
The yields on 10-year benchmark 8.79% - 2021 bonds were trading at 8.42% from its previous close of 8.56%.
The benchmark five-year interest rate swaps inched lower at 7.04% from its previous close of 7.08% on Friday.
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