At 08:30 in Lisbon, 10-year bond yields fell to 3.038%, down from 3.055% on Thursday.
Five-year bond yields also decreased, to 2.370% from 2.384%.
Similarly, two-year bond yields declined to 1.946% from 1.954%.
Germany’s 10-year bond yields, regarded as Europe’s safest, also decreased to 2.697% from 2.715% on Thursday.
Sovereign debt yields in Portugal, Spain, Greece, Ireland, and Italy as of 08:30:
2 years…5 years…10 years
Portugal
21/11…….1.946…2.370…3.038
20/11…….1.954…2.384…3.055
Spain
21/11…….2.072…2.549…3.205
20/11…….2.084…2.565…3.224
Greece
21/11…….1.858…2.543…3.322
20/11…….1.865…2.559…3.337
Ireland
21/11…….1.996…2.368…2.911
20/11…….2.013…2.381…2.930
Italy
21/11…….2.194…2.717…3.455
20/11…….2.204…2.732…3.472
Source: Bloomberg ‘bid’ values (the yields demanded by investors to purchase debt), compared with the previous session’s close.
