Bond yields edged marginally lower on Friday, on sustained demand from corporates and banks. However, the gains remained capped ahead of a fresh supply of notes through a weekly auction later in the day.
In the global market, U.S. long-dated Treasury yields fell to 10-month lows on Thursday as U.S. jobless claims data and worries about the impact of hurricanes Irma and Harvey on the world's largest economy stoked safe-haven demand for government debt. Furthermore, oil prices were little changed as the international petroleum industry remains in the grip of Caribbean hurricanes which have pummelled the region for the last two weeks.
Back home, the yields on new 10 year Government Stock were trading 1 basis point lower at 6.51% from its previous close of 6.52% on Thursday.
The benchmark five-year interest rates were trading flat at its previous close at 6.51% on Thursday.