At 8:35 a.m. in Lisbon, 10-year interest rates advanced to 3.092%, up from 3.026% on Frida
Five-year interest rates were also rising, to 2.701%, from 2.629%.
In the same vein, two-year interest rates advanced, to 2.608%, from 2.557% in the previous session.
Sovereign debt interest rates in Portugal, Greece, Ireland, Italy and Spain at 8:35 am (2-year…5-year…10-year):
Portugal:
06/02…….2,608…2,701…..3,092
03/02…….2,557…2,629…..3,026
Greece:
06/02…….3,054…3,250…..4,052
03/02…….3,043…3,206…..3,995
Ireland:
06/02…….2,541…2,487…..2,681
03/02…….2,489…2,421…..2,608
Italy:
06/02…….2,949…3,504…..4,139
03/02…….2,876…3,406…..4,021
Spain:
06/02…….2,822…2,826…..3,189
03/02…….2,769…2,758…..3,111
Source: Bloomberg ‘bid’ values (interest required by investors to buy debt) that compare with last session’s close.