Bond yields traded lower on Friday with a private report that India's GDP will contract by 3 percent in FY21 because of the coronavirus pandemic, assuming the economy is opened up fully from next month.
In the global market, U.S. Treasury yields fell on Thursday as an auction of 30-year bonds showed continued strong demand for the safe-haven government debt amid the relentless COVID-19 pandemic. Furthermore, oil prices dipped after steep falls in the previous session and were set for a weekly decline on worries renewed lockdowns following a surge in coronavirus cases in the United States and elsewhere will suppress fuel demand.
Back home, the yields on new 10 year Government Stock were trading 1 basis point lower at 5.76% from its previous close of 5.77% on Thursday.
The benchmark five-year interest rates were trading 8 basis points lower at 4.86% from its previous close of 4.94% on Thursday.
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