At 08:45 in Lisbon, ten-year bond yields rose to 3.007%, up from 2.982% on Wednesday.
Five-year yields increased to 2.355%, compared to 2.330% previously.
Similarly, two-year yields advanced to 1.934%, from 1.920%.
The ten-year bond yields of Germany, considered Europe’s safest, climbed to 2.639%, from 2.620% on Wednesday, as did France’s, to 3.419%, from 3.400% on Wednesday and a high of 3.600% on September 25.
Sovereign debt yields in Portugal, Spain, Greece, Ireland, and Italy at 08:45:
2 years…5 years…10 years
Portugal
30/10…….1.934…2.355…..3.007
29/10…….1.920…2.330…..2.982
Spain
30/10…….2.058…2.522…..3.153
29/10…….2.039…2.499…..3.130
Greece
30/10…….1.858…2.514….3.270
29/10…….1.851…2.493….3.250
Ireland
30/10…….1.992…2.349…..2.872
29/10…….1.978…2.330…..2.853
Italy
30/10…….2.171…2.684…..3.401
29/10…….2.155…2.659…..3.380
Source: Bloomberg The ‘bid’ values (yields demanded by investors to purchase debt) are compared with the previous session’s close.
