At 08:30 in Lisbon, the 10-year bond yields dropped to 2.998%, down from 3.004% on Wednesday.
The five-year bond yields also fell to 2.236%, compared to 2.238% in the previous session.
Conversely, the two-year bond yields climbed to 1.748%, up from 1.740% on Wednesday.
Bond yields in Greece and Italy decreased across all maturities, while Ireland’s bonds advanced for two and five years but declined at 10 years.
Germany’s 10-year bonds, regarded as Europe’s safest, saw yields rise to 2.479% from 2.473% in the previous session.
Sovereign Debt Yields in Portugal, Spain, Greece, Ireland, and Italy at 08:30:
2 years…5 years…10 years
Portugal
08/05…….1,748…2,236…..2,998
07/05…….1,740…2,238…..3,004
Spain
08/05…….1,903…2,371…..3,123
07/05…….1,899…2,372…..3,128
Greece
08/05…….1,914…2,489…..3,290
07/05…….1,920…2,495…..3,294
Ireland
08/05…….1,823…2,258…..2,840
07/05…….1,816…2,250…..2,859
Italy
08/05…….1,971…2,693…..3,538
07/05…….1,975…2,698…..3,547
Source: Bloomberg Values of ‘bid’ (interest rates demanded by investors for purchasing debt) compared with the close of the last session.
