"The steps to keep inflation under check could provide enough headroom for the RBI to cut interest rates, which will help long-term bonds in 2024, "said Pankaj Pathak, head of fixed income at Quantum Mutual Fund.
"We expect the RBI to cut rates by 75 basis points from the latter part of the year 2024. Effectively, while the RBI rate cut could be 75 basis points, the 10-year yields could potentially fall by 100 basis points, from the current level of 7.2% to 6.2%," ICICI Securities analyst Sachin Jain said.