SHORT ANSWER
The core idea
If credit conditions remain stable and the issuer is expected to repay at par, a bond's price tends to converge toward its redemption value as maturity approaches.
THE MECHANISM
What is happening underneath
Its duration also generally declines because the remaining cash flows are closer in time.
MARKET INTERPRETATION
How investors should read it
Credit events or unusual redemption terms can disrupt this normal pull-to-par behavior.
BONDSTATS TAKEAWAY
The same market move can carry different information depending on which maturity, issuer and risk premium is changing. Read the question together with the underlying concepts rather than treating one price move as a universal signal.
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