Bond yields were trading higher on Friday, as CBDT Chairman J B Mohapatra said direct tax collections are expected to breach the revised target of Rs 12.50 lakh crore and set an all-time high and 'historic' record by the end of this financial year in March.
In global front, U.S. Treasury yields jumped on Thursday after the Bank of England's hawkish interest rate hike led investors to price for similar moves by the Federal Reserve as the central banks battle persistently high inflation. Furthermore, oil prices climbed, extending sharp gains in the previous session as frigid weather swept across large swathes of the United States, threatening to further disrupt oil supplies.
Back home, the yields on new 10 year Government Stock were trading 5 basis points higher at 6.93% from its previous close of 6.88% on Thursday.
The benchmark five-year interest rates were trading 5 basis points higher at 6.29% from its previous close of 6.24% on Thursday.
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