The yields on Portuguese government bonds were observed to rise for two- and five-year maturities, while falling for the 10-year maturity as compared to Tuesday’s session.
At 08:20 in Lisbon, the two-year bond yields increased to 1.918%, up from 1.908% the previous day.
Similarly, five-year bond yields climbed to 2.421%, from 2.419% in the earlier session.
Conversely, the 10-year yields saw a minor decrease of 0.002 percentage points, bringing them to 3.118%, compared to 3.120% on Tuesday.
Germany’s 10-year bond yields, regarded as Europe’s safest, fell to 2.669%, down from 2.676% in the previous session.
Sovereign bond yields for Portugal, Spain, Greece, Ireland, and Italy at 08:20:
2 years…5 years…10 years
Portugal
09/07…….1.918…2.421…..3.118
08/07…….1.908…2.419…..3.120
Spain
09/07…….2.012…2.496…..3.290
08/07…….2.011…2.491…..3.287
Greece
09/07…….2.046…2.646…..3.364
08/07…….2.037…2.639…..3.366
Ireland
09/07…….1.905…2.366…..2.937
08/07…….1.894…2.362…..2.940
Italy
09/07…….2.096…2.738….3.522
08/07…….2.077…2.726….3.518
Source: Bloomberg Values are ‘bid’ rates (interest rates demanded by investors to purchase debt), compared with the closing of the last session.
