India bonds slip on oil spike, bargain hunters curb losses

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Indian government bonds weakened in early trade as oil prices extended gains. Rising crude prices could widen India's trade deficit and stoke inflationary pressure. Bargain buying and state-run bank bids limited the losses in the domestic bond market. Hopes of a peace deal and RBI foreign exchange measures aided sentiment. Traders await an update on India's inclusion in the Bloomberg Global Aggregate Index.