Bond yields trade marginally lower on Monday

19 Dec 2016 Evaluate

Bond yields edged marginally lower on Monday on account of safe-haven buying following hawkish comments from the US Federal Reserve on interest rate hikes last week. 

In the global market, U.S. long-dated Treasury debt yields edged higher on Friday, continuing a trend that has been in place for several weeks, with investors consolidating some positions ahead of what is expected to be a quiet holiday period for economic data. Furthermore, oil prices inched up in anticipation of tighter crude supply going into 2017 following the decision by OPEC and other producers to cut output to prop up prices.

Back home, the yields on new 10 year Government Stock were trading 1 basis point lower at 6.50% from its previous close of 6.51% on Friday. 

The benchmark five-year interest rates were trading 6 basis points higher at 6.61% from its previous close of 6.55% on Friday.  

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