Bond yields traded lower on Friday, as the central bank unexpectedly announced an open market purchase of bonds next week.
In the global market, increased expectations of Federal Reserve interest rate cuts pulled short-dated US yields lower on Thursday, steepening the yield curve ahead of retail sales data on Friday and the meeting of Fed policymakers next week. Furthermore, Oil fell after sharp gains in the previous session when prices were boosted after attacks on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman stoked concerns of reduced crude flows through one of the world's key shipping routes.
Back home, the yields on new 10 year Government Stock were trading 4 basis points lower at 6.97% from its previous close of 7.01% on Thursday.
The benchmark five-year interest rates were trading 5 basis points higher at 6.75% from its previous close of 6.80% on Thursday.
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