MUMBAI (Reuters) - Indian bond yields spiked while the rupee dropped to its lowest in more than a year on Friday after the minutes of the monetary policy panel meeting suggested that they were likely to take a more hawkish tone starting as early as June.
The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) MPC members flagged several concerns, including an increase in minimum support prices for farmers and high and volatile crude oil prices, the minutes released post market hours on Thursday showed.
By 0344 GMT, the rupee was at 66.02 per dollar versus its previous close of 65.7950. The rupee touched 66.08 in early deals, its weakest level since March 14, 2017.
The benchmark 10-year bond yield was up 17 basis points at 7.80 percent.
(Reporting by Swati Bhat; Editing by Gopakumar Warrier)
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