At 08:30 in Lisbon, the 10-year bond yields dropped to 3.025%, from 3.038% on Monday.
Five-year yields also fell, reaching 2.354%, compared to the previous session’s 2.368%.
Conversely, two-year yields increased to 1.904%, up from 1.897% on Monday.
Yields for Greece, Ireland, and Italy decreased across all maturities.
Germany’s 10-year bond yield, deemed Europe’s safest, declined to 2.607% from 2.623%.
Sovereign debt yields in Portugal, Spain, Greece, Ireland, and Italy at 08:30:
2 years…5 years…10 years
Portugal
05/08…….1.904…2.354…..3.025
04/08…….1.897…2.368…..3.038
Spain
05/08…….2.007…2.420…..3.181
04/08…….2.006…2.432…..3.199
Greece
05/08…….2.008…2.549…..3.261
04/08…….2.018…2.559…..3.273
Ireland
05/08……1.898…2.308…..2.830
04/08……1.895…2.315…..2.843
Italy
05/08…….2.132…2.648…..3.412
04/08…….2.139…2.659…..3.426
Source: Bloomberg Bid values (yields required by investors to purchase debt) compared to the previous session’s close.
