Bond yields remained flat on Thursday as investors turned cautious after China devalued its currency. Besides, World Bank in its latest report has said that the world economy as a whole would grow at 2.9% it estimated, a modest upturn from the 2.4% growth estimated for 2015, also weigh on sentiment. Meanwhile, US Treasury yields fell on Wednesday, with benchmark yields hitting over three-week lows, on safe-haven demand and on signs that a lack of inflationary pressures could slow the pace of Federal Reserve interest rate hikes this year. Furthermore, oil prices edged away from 2009 lows in early trading but overall market sentiment remained extremely bearish due to huge unused amounts of petroleum sitting idle in storage tanks and as China's economy was showing no signs of recovery.
Back home, the yields on new 10 year Government Stock were trading flat from its previous close at 7.73% on Wednesday.
The benchmark five-year interest rates were trading 1 basis point lower at 7.66% from its previous close at 7.67% on Wednesday.
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