The yields on Portuguese debt declined today across two, five, and ten-year bonds, in line with Spain, Greece, Ireland, and Italy.
At 08:35 in Lisbon, the yields on ten-year bonds dropped to 3.101%, down from 3.124% on Friday.
Similarly, five-year bond yields fell to 2.419%, compared to 2.441% in the previous session.
The two-year bond yields also decreased, falling to 2.008% from 2.0187% last Friday.
In Germany, regarded as Europe’s safest, the ten-year bond yields dropped to 2.700% from 2.714%, while in France, they fell to 3.495%, down from 3.506%.
Sovereign debt yields in Portugal, Spain, Greece, Ireland, and Italy at 08:35:
2 years…5 years…10 years
Portugal
15/09…….2.008…2.419…..3.101
12/09…….2.018…2.441…..3.124
Spain
15/09…….2.088…2.497…..3.264
12/09…….2.104…2.522…..3.287
Greece
15/09…….2.043…2.621…..3.356
12/09…….2.047…2.635…..3.370
Ireland
15/09…….2.010…2.391…..2.929
12/09…….2.016…2.410…..2.942
Italy
15/09…….2.256…2.738…..3.498
12/09…….2.252…2.758…..3.520
Source: Bloomberg Values for ‘bid’ (interest demanded by investors to purchase debt) compared to the close of the last session.
