Duty sop may push up bond yields

Bond yields may resume their upward journey after the Centre on Saturday slashed excise duties on petrol and diesel.

The government reduced the excise duties on petrol by Rs 8 per litre and diesel Rs 6, which it said would reduce revenues by Rs 1 lakh crore.

On Sunday, a Bloomberg report said the Centre would meet the shortfall through additional market borrowings.

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