The benchmark 10-year government bond ended at 7.40% Monday, just two basis points higher than the five-year bond at 7.38%. Yield on the longer tenure 20-year bond was not far away, ending at 7.49% on Monday. Mumbai bond markets were shut for the Holi festival Tuesday.
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