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The Debt Management Office is due to auction gilts maturing in March 2031 on Tuesday.

U.K. government bond yields, or gilts, eased after the latest British Retail Consortium Consumer Confidence survey showed deterioration in consumer sentiment, raising the prospects of a Bank of England rate cut.

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Yields on U.K. government bonds also fell as investors sought safer assets; the 10-year gilt yield fell 1 basis point to last trade at 4.526%.

At one point Friday morning, the yield on the benchmark 10-year government bond, or gilt, had risen 11 basis points to 4.55%.