Interest on Portuguese debt fell to two years this Friday and rose to five and 10 years from Thursday.
At 08:30 in Lisbon, the interest rate on 10-year bonds rose to 2.950% against 2.897% on Thursday.
Five-year interest rates also rose to 2.568% from 2.474%.
On the other hand, two-year interest rates fell to 2.504% from 2.629% in the previous session.
Interest rates in Spain, Greece, Ireland and Italy rose for all maturities.
Interest on sovereign debt of Portugal, Greece, Ireland, Italy and Spain at 08:30:
2 years…5 years…10 years
Portugal
03.02……2 504…2 568…..2 950
02/02 ……. 2 629 … 2 474 ….. 2 897
Greece
03.02……3068…3228…..4039
02/02 …… 3 060 … 3 202 ….. 4 012
Ireland
03.02……2430…2327…..2514
02/02 ……. 2 416 … 2 303 ….. 2 479
Italy
03.02……2873…3365…..3953
02/02 ……. 2 852 … 3 324 ….. 3 897
Spain
03.02……2726…2696…..2943
02/02 …… 2 702 … 2 657 ….. 2 897
Source: Bloomberg ‘Bid’ values (the interest required by investors to buy debt) compared to the close of the last session.
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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