At 08:30 in Lisbon, the 10-year yield on Portuguese government bonds fell to 3.069%, compared to 3.075% on the previous Friday.
Conversely, the five-year yield increased to 2.306%, up from 2.305% in the prior session.
The two-year yield also rose to 1.822%, from 1.803% last Friday.
Yields in Greece increased across all maturities, while those in Spain rose for two years and fell for five and ten years.
Germany’s 10-year bond yield, considered the European benchmark for safety, decreased to 2.517% from 2.532% in the last session.
Sovereign debt yields in Portugal, Spain, Greece, Ireland, and Italy at 08:30:
2 years…5 years…10 years
Portugal
05/05…….1.822…2.306…..3.069
02/05…….1.803…2.305…..3.075
Spain
05/05…….1.960…2.433…..3.182
02/05…….1.957…2.436…..3.189
Greece
05/05…….1.970…2.550…..3.370
02/05…….1.966…2.549…..3.354
Ireland
05/05…….1.844…2.291…..2.865
02/05…….1.842…2.290…..2.878
Italy
05/05…….2.045…2.778…..3.627
02/05…….2.037…2.777…..3.635
Source: Bloomberg. ‘Bid’ values reflect the interest required by investors to purchase debt securities, compared to the last session’s close.
