Interest on Portuguese debt rose this Friday to two, five and 10 years from Thursday, below 3% across all maturities, as in Greece and Ireland.
At 08:30 in Lisbon, the interest rate on 10-year bonds rose to 2.966% against 2.960% on Thursday.
Five-year interest rates also rose to 2.597% from 2.584%.
In the same sense, two-year interest rates rose to 2.632% from 2.617%.
Interest rates in Italy fell for all maturities, while in Spain they rose to two and five years and remained at the level of 10 years.
Interest on sovereign debt of Portugal, Greece, Ireland, Italy and Spain at 08:30:
2 years…5 years…10 years
Portugal
02.06……2 632…2 597…..2 966
01.06……2 617…2 584…..2 960
Greece
02.06……3056…3260…..3712
01.06…..3053…3246…..3699
Ireland
02.06……2800…2589…..2682
01.06……2764…2558…..2668
Italy
02.06……3424…3485…..4073
01.06……3413…3486…..4084
Spain
02.06……3025…2921…..3282
01.06……2999…2908…..3282
Source: Bloomberg ‘Bid’ values (the interest required by investors to buy debt) compared to the close of the last session.
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Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal

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