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Bond yields trade higher on Friday

25 Sep 2026 Evaluate

Bond yields traded higher on Friday as domestic debt tracked a multi-decade rout in US treasuries while oil remained above $100 a barrel.

In the global market, US Treasury yields were trading at multidecade highs on Thursday, as investor bets on another rate hike from the Federal Reserve mounted. Furthermore, Oil prices fell on Friday as signals that Iran is open to a negotiated agreement with the United States eased some geopolitical risk in markets, while improving US-China trade relations also weighed on crude prices.

Back home, the yields on new 10-year Government Stock were trading 2 basis points higher at 7.13% from its previous close of 7.11% on Thursday.

The benchmark five-year interest rates were trading 3 basis points higher at 6.84% from its previous close of 6.81% on Thursday.