At 08:30 in Lisbon, the 10-year bond yields rose to 3.050%, up from 3.024% last Friday.
Similarly, five-year bond yields increased to 2.354%, compared to 2.341% in the previous session.
Conversely, two-year bond yields decreased to 1.840%, down from 1.846% on Friday.
The 10-year bond yields for Germany, deemed Europe’s safest, climbed to 2.610%, from 2.583% in the previous session.
Government bond yields in Portugal, Spain, Greece, Ireland, and Italy at 08:30:
2 years…5 years…10 years
Portugal
07/07…….1.840…2.354…..3.050
04/07…….1.846…2.341…..3.024
Spain
07/07…….1.956…2.433…..3.224
04/07…….1.963…2.426…..3.205
Greece
07/07…….1.999…2.576…..3.296
04/07…….2.002…2.567…..3.272
Ireland
07/07…….1.844…2.298…..2.872
04/07…….1.850…2.291…..2.856
Italy
07/07…….2.032…2.659…..3.448
04/07…….2.043…2.659…..3.430
Source: Bloomberg Yield values (‘bid’ rates demanded by investors to purchase debt) compared to the last session’s close.
