Bond yields trade lower on Friday

16 Aug 2019 Evaluate

Bond yields edged lower on Friday, tracking an overnight plunge in US Treasury yields, even as a fall in the rupee and fresh supply of notes will cap gains.

In the global market, US 30-year Treasury yields fell to a record low below 2% and benchmark 10-year notes dropped to a three-year trough on Thursday amid persistent worries about global trade tensions and economic slowdowns around the world. Furthermore, Crude oil prices rose after two days of declines, buoyed following data showing a rise in US retail sales helped ease some concerns about a recession in the world’s biggest economy.

Back home, the yields on new 10 year Government Stock were trading 8 basis points lower at 6.54% from its previous close of 6.62% on Wednesday.

The benchmark five-year interest rates were trading 1 basis point lower at 6.46% from its previous close of 6.47% on Wednesday.

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