Bond yields trade higher on Thursday

04 Apr 2019 Evaluate

Bond yields edged higher on Thursday, as traders remain concerned after the country's services sector activity eased in March with slowest pace of output growth in six-months due to a slower expansion in new work, leading to weakest rate of hiring since last September.

In the global market, US Treasury yields rose on Wednesday to their highest in a week and a half, as hopes for a trade deal between China and the United States and a breakthrough for Brexit triggered a sell-off in the bond market. Furthermore, oil prices were mixed, with Brent edging higher towards the psychologically important $70 level after easing in the previous session on data showing a surprise build in US inventories.

Back home, the yields on new 10 year Government Stock were trading 5 basis points higher at 7.33% from its previous close of 7.27% on Wednesday.

The benchmark five-year interest rates were trading 8 basis points higher at 6.97% from its previous close of 6.89% on Wednesday.

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