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  "id": 4642787,
  "title": "Indian firms turn to longer-term debt amid strong demand as yield gap narrows",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/indian-firms-turn-to-longer-term-debt-amid-strong-demand-as-yield-gap",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-31T11:44:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40437233/indian-firms-turn-to-longer-term-debt-amid-strong-demand-as-yield-gap-narrows"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "MUMBAI: Indian companies are turning to longer-term debt to tap strong demand from insurers and pension funds as the yield gap across maturities narrows, reducing the appeal of near-term borrowing, five investors and bankers said. Four state-run companies have raised 120 billion rupees ($1.26 billion) through bonds maturing in 10 years or more over the past four days, the bankers said. Four or…",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/msci-rejig-drives-volumes-in-indian-stocks-amid-closing-auction-swings",
        "published": "2026-08-31T11:56:24.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "MSCI rejig drives volumes in India stocks amid closing auction-led swings",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/msci-rejig-drives-volumes-in-india-stocks-amid-closing-auction-led",
        "published": "2026-08-31T12:17:25.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}