Bond yields eased in absence of any debt sale this week, although traders were circumspect ahead of the government's borrowing calendar due to be released next week for the fiscal year beginning April 1.
Meanwhile, China's manufacturing sector activity data, which shrank in March for a fifth successive month, with the overall rate of contraction accelerating and new orders sinking to a four-month low, also weighed on the sentiment, with India’s growth also slowing, Chinese data would add to expectations for a rate cut by the Reserve Bank of India at its scheduled meeting on April 17.
On the global front, US Treasury debt prices posted modest gains on Tuesday, but selling still pushed some yields to multi-month highs as traders focused on the idea that a stronger economy could mean quicker inflation and monetary policy tightening sooner than expected.
Meanwhile, Brent crude dropped below $124 a barrel on Thursday, after weak Chinese manufacturing data sparked concerns that energy demand growth could slow at the world's second-largest oil consumer.
The yields on 10-year benchmark 8.79% - 2021 bonds were down at 8.37% from its previous close of 8.39% on Wednesday
The benchmark five-year interest rate swaps were down at 7.54% from its previous close of 7.57% on Wednesday.
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