Bond yields edged lower on Thursday, as hopes that the central bank would conduct bond purchases in the second half of March waned after the announcement of cash injections through long-term repo auctions.
In the global market, US Treasury yields rose in afternoon trade ahead of Thursday's fourth-quarter gross domestic product figure, despite the growth slowdown suggested by Wednesday's report that the U.S. goods trade deficit widened significantly in December. Furthermore, Oil prices dipped, dragged down by weakening factory output in China and Japan and record US crude output, although markets remained relatively well supported by supply cuts led by producer club OPEC.
Back home, the yields on new 10 year Government Stock were trading 2 basis points lower at 7.65% from its previous close of 7.67% on Wednesday.
The benchmark five-year interest rates were trading 1 basis point lower at 7.17% from its previous close of 7.18% on Wednesday.
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