# Indian markets spooked on gains in US Treasury Bond Yields: What should investors do now?

> Asian equities, including India, fell after US Treasury yields spiked to a one-year high of 1.614% on expectations of higher inflation and faster growth. Analysts warned that further rises in bond yields could bring more turmoil to emerging-market equities.

- Date: 2021-03-01 · published 2021-03-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48401-indian-markets-spooked-on-gains-in-us-treasury-bond-yields-what-should
- Commodities: [Indian Rupee (INR per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDINR.md)

## Why it matters

Rising US yields can pull capital out of emerging markets and weaken their currencies, which indirectly affects import costs for emerging-market feed buyers. The article is about equity markets, so the direct commodity impact is small.

## Sources

- moneycontrol.com: https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/markets/indian-markets-spooked-because-of-rise-in-us-treasury-bond-yields-what-should-investors-do-now-6585371.html

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