At 08:30 in Lisbon, Portugal’s 10-year bond yields remained steady at 3.070%, unchanged from Wednesday.
Five-year bond yields increased to 2.386%, up from 2.377% in the previous session.
Similarly, two-year bond yields rose to 1.957%, from 1.949% on Wednesday.
In Spain, yields for two- and five-year bonds increased, while those for 10-year bonds decreased. Conversely, in Ireland and Italy, yields rose across all maturities.
Greek bond yields fell for all maturities.
Germany’s 10-year bond yield, considered Europe’s safest, rose to 2.654% from 2.650%, while France’s declined to 3.452% from 3.461%.
Sovereign bond yields in Portugal, Spain, Greece, Ireland, and Italy at 08:30:
2 years…5 years…10 years
Portugal
11/09…….1.957…2.386…..3.070
10/09…….1.949…2.377…..3.070
Spain
11/09…….2.046…2.455…..3.232
10/09…….2.031…2.448…..3.234
Greece
11/09…….2.018…2.567…..3.314
10/09…….2.027…2.569…..3.315
Ireland
11/09…….1.974…2.343…..2.888
10/09…….1.960…2.333…..2.878
Italy
11/09…….2.203…2.695…..3.467
10/09…….2.196…2.690…..3.464
Source: Bloomberg. Bid values (interest rates demanded by investors for purchasing debt) compared with the previous session’s close.
