Bond yields trade higher on Thursday

09 Feb 2017 Evaluate

Bond yields edged higher on Thursday after the Monetary Policy Committee kept the repurchase rate unchanged and shifted its policy stance to neutral from accommodative.

In the global market, U.S. Treasury yields fell to their lowest levels in multiple weeks on Wednesday with 5-year note yields hitting their lowest since December 8 as a flight to safety and technical positioning encouraged investors to buy U.S. government debt. Furthermore, oil prices stabilised boosted by an unexpected draw in U.S. gasoline inventories, although bloated crude supplies meant that fuel markets remained under pressure.

Back home, the yields on new 10 year Government Stock were trading 6 basis points higher at 6.81% from its previous close of 6.75% on Wednesday.

The benchmark five year yields were trading flat at its previous close at 6.80% on Wednesday.

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