TOKYO: The benchmark 10-year Japanese government bond futures climbed on Thursday, rebounding from a three-month low hit the previous day, as Tokyo shares dipped on the back of profit-taking.
Ten-year JGB futures gained 0.17 points to 152.54, with a trading volume of 37,644 lots, one day after they slipped to the lowest level since January 9.
In the cash bond market, the yield on benchmark 10-year JGBs declined 1.5 basis points to minus 0.030 percent, after hitting a six-week high on Wednesday.
In the super-long zone, the 40-year yield and the 20-year also fell 1.5 basis points each to 0.580 percent and 0.380 percent, respectively.
The 30-year yield dropped 1 basis point to 0.560 percent. Japan's Nikkei share average retreated from a 4-1/2-month high on Thursday as investors took profit after five days of rally.
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