Bond yields trade higher on Wednesday

12 Feb 2020 Evaluate

Bond yields edged higher on Wednesday, as traders await January’s retail inflation data, due post market hours, to gauge the future outlook on interest rate cuts. 

In the global market, US Treasury yields rose on Tuesday after Federal Reserve Chair Jay Powell said the US economy is resilient and maintained that current interest rate policy remains appropriate. Furthermore, oil prices rose for a second day amid preliminary signs that new coronavirus cases are slowing in China, easing concerns over the demand impact from the disease in the world's second-largest oil consumer.

Back home, the yields on new 10 year Government Stock were trading 2 basis points higher at 6.48% from its previous close of 6.46% on Tuesday.

The benchmark five-year interest rates were trading 1 basis point higher at 5.98% from its previous close of 5.97% on Tuesday.

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