At 08:50 in Lisbon, the 10-year bond yields fell to 2.995%, down from 3.027% on Monday.
Five-year bond yields also decreased to 2.314%, compared to 2.348%.
Similarly, two-year bond yields declined to 1.910%, from 1.940%.
The 10-year German bond yields, considered the safest in Europe, dropped to 2.595%, from 2.635%, as did those of France, reducing to 3.435% from 3.468% on Monday, and down from a peak of 3.600% on September 25.
Sovereign debt yields in Portugal, Spain, Greece, Ireland, and Italy at 08:50:
2 years…5 years…10 years
Portugal
14/10…….1.910…2.314…..2.995
13/10…….1.940…2.348…..3.027
Spain
14/10…….2.009…2.494…..3.151
13/10…….2.029…2.522…..3.179
Greece
14/10…….1.854…2.505…..3.283
13/10…….1.885…2.531…..3.306
Ireland
14/10…….1.927…2.271…..2.829
13/10…….1.945…2.316…..2.872
Italy
14/10…….2.130…2.624…..3.405
13/10…….2.158…2.652…..3.432
Source: Bloomberg Bid values (yields required by investors to purchase debt) compared with the close of the last session.
