Bond yields trade higher on Thursday

22 Dec 2016 Evaluate

Bond yields edged higher on Thursday as the minutes of the Monetary Policy Committee released on December 21, showed members believed retail inflation, excluding food and fuel, remained 'sticky', raising concerns of a delay in rate cut.

In the global market, U.S. Treasury debt prices gained slightly in light trading volumes before the Christmas holiday with no major economic data on Wednesday, as investors evaluated how many times the Federal Reserve is likely to raise interest rates next year. Furthermore, oil prices nudged higher, supported by a weaker dollar and optimism crude producers would abide by an agreement to curb output to prop up markets.

Back home, the yields on new 10 year Government Stock were trading 2 basis points higher at 6.48% from its previous close of 6.46% on Wednesday.

The benchmark five-year interest rates were trading 1 basis point lower at 6.61% from its previous close of 6.62% on Wednesday. 

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