Government Bond Yields End Mixed... 3-Year at 2.485%
On July 25, government bond yields showed a mixed trend, with short- and medium-term yields generally rising and ultra-long-term yields falling, reflecting the government bond issuance plan for August.
On this day in the Seoul bond market, the yield on three-year government bonds closed at 2.485% per annum, up 1.8 basis points (1bp=0.01 percentage point) from the previous trading day. The yield on ten-year bonds rose by 0.6 basis points to 2.855% per annum. The yields on five-year and two-year bonds closed at 2.637% per annum and 2.423% per annum, respectively, with the five-year yield rising by 1.1 basis points and the two-year yield falling by 0.3 basis points.
In contrast, the yield on twenty-year bonds fell by 0.1 basis points to 2.844% per annum. The yields on thirty-year and fifty-year bonds each fell by 0.1 basis points, recording 2.752% per annum and 2.645% per annum, respectively.
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Meanwhile, the Ministry of Economy and Finance announced the August government bond issuance plan after the market closed the previous day.
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