At 08:30 in Lisbon, the 10-year bond yields fell to 2.961%, compared to 2.964% on Thursday.
Five-year bond yields also decreased to 2.295% from 2.298%.
Similarly, the two-year bond yields declined to 1.890% from 1.893%.
Spanish and Irish bond yields rose at two years and fell at five and ten years.
Germany’s 10-year bond yields, considered the safest in Europe, dropped to 2.573% from 2.582%, with France’s yields decreasing to 3.375% from 3.381% on Thursday and a high of 3.600% on September 25.
Sovereign debt yields in Portugal, Spain, Greece, Ireland, and Italy at 08:30:
2 years…5 years…10 years
Portugal
24/10…….1.890…2.295…..2.961
23/10…….1.893…2.298…..2.964
Spain
24/10…….2.012…2.469…..3.110
23/10…….2.011…2.474…..3.116
Greece
24/10…….1.828…2.457….3.223
23/10…….1.832…2.464….3.234
Ireland
24/10…….1.944…2.277…..2.809
23/10…….1.943…2.285…..2.817
Italy
24/10…….2.124…2.630…..3.364
23/10…….2.131…2.636…..3.373
Source: Bloomberg. Values are ‘bid’ yields (interest rates required by investors to purchase debt) compared with the previous session’s closing values.
