At 8:30 a.m. in Lisbon, 10-year bond yields decreased to 3.102%, compared to 3.132% on Tuesday.
Five-year bond yields also dropped to 2.421%, from 2.441% in the previous session.
Similarly, two-year bond yields fell to 1.950%, from 1.965% on Tuesday.
Germany’s 10-year bond yields, considered the safest in Europe, also declined to 2.718%, from 2.743%.
Yields of sovereign debt in Portugal, Spain, Greece, Ireland, and Italy at 8:30 a.m.:
2 years…5 years…10 years
Portugal
13/08…….1.950…2.421…..3.102
12/08…….1.965…2.441…..3.132
Spain
13/08…….2.044…2.494…..3.269
12/08…….2.058…2.521…..3.299
Greece
13/08…….2.051…2.629…..3.343
12/08…….2.057…2.650…..3.379
Ireland
13/08……1.954…2.401…..2.951
12/08……1.963…2.421…..2.978
Italy
13/08…….2.188…2.725…..3.489
12/08…….2.205…2.747…..3.530
Source: Bloomberg – Bid values (yields required by investors to purchase debt), compared with the previous session’s close.
