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A bond has modified duration . Rates rise by 50 basis points. Roughly what happens to the price?
- AIt falls by about 3.5%
- BIt falls by about 7%, which is the duration itself
- CIt rises by about 3.5%, since yields and prices move together
- DIt falls by about 0.35%, a tenth of the duration figure
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