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The 30-year gilt yield fell to an all-time low of 2.039 percent, down 3 basis points on the day, according to Reuters data and pushing past a previous record low of 2.040 percent set on Jan. 30, 2015.
The 10-year gilt yield also fell to a new record low of 1.213 percent, also down more than 3 basis points on the day.
Earlier on Friday, Germany's 10-year Bund yield fell within touching distance of zero and likewise hit a new record low.