At 09:30 in Lisbon, the 10-year government bond yields fell to 3.142%, down from 3.182% on Friday.
Similarly, the five-year bond yields decreased to 2.390%, compared to 2.439% in the previous session.
In the same trend, the two-year bond yields dropped to 1.847%, from 1.886% on Friday.
Germany, considered Europe’s safest bond issuer, saw its 10-year bond yields decline to 2.550%, from the previous 2.567%.
Sovereign debt yields in Portugal, Spain, Greece, Ireland, and Italy at 09:30:
2 years..5 years…10 years
Portugal
14/04…….1.847…2.390…..3.142
11/04…….1.886…2.439…..3.182
Spain
14/04…….2.008…2.509…..3.258
11/04…….2.032…2.545…..3.297
Greece
14/04…….2.060…2.695…..3.457
11/04…….2.101…2.755…..3.520
Ireland
14/04…….1.864…2.344…..2.910
11/04…….1.875…2.369…..2.936
Italy
14/04…….2.133…2.921…..3.743
11/04…….2.182…2.989…..3.810
Source: Bloomberg Values of ‘bid’ (yields demanded by investors to purchase debt) compared to the close of the previous session.
