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Govt 10-year bond yield hits 12-week low as US-Iran deal sinks oil

Indian government bonds rallied early Monday, sending the ​10-year benchmark yield to a 12-week low, after a long-awaited ‌U.S.-Iran agreement knocked oil back toward levels last ​seen near the war’s onset. Brent crude ⁠tumbled 4.5% to $83.40, the lowest since March 10, after Washington and Tehran clinched a preliminary deal to end the war ‌and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Oil prices have whipsawed since the conflict began ‌on February 28, surging as high as $120 a ‌barrel. [...]