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U.K. government gilts declined, sending 10-year bond yields to the highest level since October 2011, after data indicating inflation stayed above the central bank's target and house prices climbed curbed demand for fixed-income assets. The benchmark 10-year bond yield added 14 basis points to 2.60% and the 1.75% gilt expiring in September 2022 dropped to 93.195.