LONDON: British 30-year government bond yields sank to a fresh record low on Wednesday, despite a more upbeat general risk sentiment that boosted sterling and shares, and helped shorter-dated debt climb off a recent trough.
Thirty-year yields hit a record low of 1.769 percent at 1135 GMT, and were still 3 basis points down on the day at 1.78 percent at 1318 GMT.
Twenty-year yields also hit a record low of 1.654 percent, while 10-year yields were flat on the day at 0.96 percent and five-year yields were 3 basis points higher at 0.46 percent.
Share prices in Britain were up more than 2 percent on the day and sterling strengthened more than 1 percent against the dollar, as worries triggered by Britain's vote last week to leave the European Union eased slightly.
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