At 09:15 in Lisbon, the 10-year bond yields fell to 3.063%, down from 3.083% last Friday.
The five-year bond yields also declined, reaching 2.393% compared to 2.407% in the previous session.
Similarly, the two-year bond yields decreased to 1.936%, down from 1.940% on Friday.
Greek bond yields rose for two years but fell for five and ten years.
Germany’s ten-year bond yields, considered the safest in Europe, fell to 2.668%, down from 2.688%.
Sovereign debt yields in Portugal, Spain, Greece, Ireland, and Italy at 09:15:
2 years…5 years…10 years
Portugal
11/08…….1.936…2.393…..3.063
08/08…….1.940…2.407…..3.083
Spain
11/08…….2.038…2.469…..3.228
08/08…….2.052…2.487…..3.254
Greece
11/08…….2.043…2.600…..3.305
08/08…….2.041…2.626…..3.327
Ireland
11/08……1.946…2.378…..2.906
08/08……1.955…2.390…..2.929
Italy
11/08…….2.182…2.698…..3.452
08/08…….2.193…2.718…..3.476
Source: Bloomberg. ‘Bid’ values (interest rates demanded by investors to purchase debt) are compared with the previous session’s close.
