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US 10-year yield falls below 5%, supportive for India

Friday, 23 October 2026 at 8:06 am ISTSource: US Treasury data, with CapitCue market data

The yield closed at 4.96% on 22 October, down 17 basis points in a day and the first close below 5% since 22 September, according to US Treasury data.

The US 10-year Treasury yield closed at 4.96% on Thursday, 22 October 2026, down 17 basis points from 5.13% the day before, according to the US Treasury’s daily par yield curve data. It is the first close below 5% since 22 September. The 30-year yield also eased, to 5.29% from 5.42%.

What moved it

The US Treasury data does not give a reason for the fall. In the same session, CapitCue’s market data shows the Nasdaq down about 2.6% and the S&P 500 about 1.2% in a sell-off in AI and semiconductor stocks, while the Dow Jones ended flat. Falling yields often go with money moving from shares into bonds, but that is a general pattern, not something the data confirms for this day.

Why Indian markets watch it

A lower US yield makes dollar bonds less attractive compared with emerging-market equities, which can make foreign investors more willing to hold Indian shares, and it can ease pressure on the rupee. These are general effects, not guaranteed outcomes.

What to keep in mind

This is one day’s move, and yields can rise again. Brent crude, near $114 a barrel and up about 5% today on CapitCue’s data, remains a concern for India’s import bill, so the yield is one input among several. Information only, not investment advice.

Sources: US Treasury: Daily Treasury Par Yield Curve Rates (2026)

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