Portuguese bond yields were rising at two years and falling at five and ten years, in line with those in Ireland.
At 08:55 in Lisbon, the ten-year bond yield decreased to 3.105%, compared to 3.111% on Wednesday.
The five-year yields also fell, reaching 2.401% from 2.409% in the previous session.
Conversely, the two-year yields increased to 1.895%, from 1.890% on Wednesday.
In Spain and Italy, yields fell across all maturities, while in Greece they decreased at two and five years but rose at ten years.
The yield on Germany’s ten-year bond, considered the safest in Europe, also fell to 2.668% from 2.671% in the previous session.
Government bond yields in Portugal, Spain, Greece, Ireland, and Italy at 08:55:
2 years…5 years…10 years
Portugal
10/07…….1.895…2.401…..3.105
09/07…….1.890…2.409…..3.111
Spain
10/07…….2.003…2.486…..3.285
09/07…….2.006…2.491…..3.292
Greece
10/07…….2.005…2.621…..3.358
09/07…….2.013…2.625…..3.356
Ireland
10/07…….1.876…2.355…..2.932
09/07…….1.871…2.356…..2.933
Italy
10/07…….2.082…2.724…..3.516
09/07…….2.085…2.729…..3.523
Source: Bloomberg Bid values (yields demanded by investors for purchasing debt) compared with the previous session’s close.
