Bond yield increased as traders squared off positions ahead of fiscal year end and on expectations of fewer rate cuts. Moreover, there are also concerns in the market over a possibly hawkish policy language being used by the Fed in its next meeting.
The weighted average rate in the overnight call money eased to 7.61% compared with 7.56% in previous session. The call money rate hovered in the range of 6.00% to 8.10% with the volume of Rs 11,663.43 crore.