As of 8:30 AM in Lisbon, the 10-year bond yields increased to 3.110%, up from 3.091% on Friday.
The five-year bond yields also rose to 2.384%, compared to 2.377% in the previous session.
Conversely, the two-year bond yields fell to 1.897% from 1.907% last Friday.
In Spain, bond yields increased across all maturities, while in Ireland, yields decreased for two and five years but increased for 10 years.
German 10-year bond yields, regarded as Europe’s safest, climbed to 2.599%, up from 2.589% in the prior session.
Sovereign bond yields in Portugal, Spain, Greece, Ireland, and Italy at 8:30 AM:
2 years…5 years…10 years
Portugal
19/05…….1.897…2.384…..3.110
16/05…….1.907…2.377…..3.091
Spain
19/05…….2.038…2.483…..3.228
16/05…….2.035…2.478…..3.211
Greece
19/05…….1.994…2.607…..3.367
16/05…….2.013…2.584…..3.341
Ireland
19/05…….1.844…2.320…..2.891
16/05…….1.850…2.321…..2.878
Italy
19/05…….2.084…2.794…..3.619
16/05…….2.086…2.779…..3.595
Source: Bloomberg Bid values (interest rates demanded by investors to purchase debt) compared with the previous closing session.
