TOKYO: Japanese government bond (JGB) yields rose on Monday, tracking US Treasury peers that rose sharply in the previous session after stronger-than-expected US jobs data lifted expectations for more aggressive policy tightening by the Federal Reserve.
The 10-year JGB yield rose 1.5 basis points to 0.175% and the 20-year JGB yield rose 1.5 basis points to 0.815%.
Data showed US employers hired far more workers than expected in July, the 19th straight month of payrolls expansion, with the unemployment rate falling to a pre-pandemic low of 3.5%.
JGB yields recover after hitting months-long lows
Yields on super-long ends also rose, with the 30-year JGB yield climbing 1 basis point to 1.160%. The 40-year JGB yield rose 1.5 basis points to 1.300%. The two-year JGB yield rose 0.5 basis point to -0.100% and the five-year yield rose 1 basis point to minus 0.030%.
Benchmark 10-year JGB futures fell 0.19 point to 150.51, with a trading volume of 5,957 lots. (Reporting by Tokyo markets team; editing by Uttaresh.V)
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