Bond yields trade lower on Friday

03 May 2019 Evaluate

Bond yields traded lower on Friday, as a continued fall in crude oil prices raises hopes of inflation staying below target.

In the global market, US Treasury yields rose to one-week highs on Thursday as investors reduced bets that the Federal Reserve will cut rates this year, after bullish economic comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Wednesday. Furthermore, Oil prices slipped, extending a steep fall from the previous session on surging US output and an expected supply increase from producer club OPEC and putting crude on track for a second week of declines.

Back home, the yields on new 10 year Government Stock were trading 1 basis point lower at 7.38% from its previous close of 7.39% on Thursday.

The benchmark five-year interest rates were trading 1 basis point lower at 7.29% from its previous close of 7.30% on Thursday.

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