US yields hit session highs after consumer sentiment data

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields hit session highs on Thursday, pulling further from near five-month lows, in the wake of a University of Michigan survey that showed US consumer sentiment unexpectedly improved in early April.

The yield on benchmark 10-year Treasury notes was 2.264 percent, down 3 basis points from late on Wednesday. It touched 2.218 percent earlier Thursday, which was the lowest since Nov. 17.