Korean Treasury bond yields finished mixed.

Although tensions persisted in the bond market as government bond yields in the U.S. and Europe rose overnight, domestic yields pared some of their earlier gains in the afternoon as major economies' yields declined and foreign investors net-bought treasury futures.

In the Seoul bond market today (October 6), the yield on 3-year Treasury bonds closed down 0.4 bp (1 bp = 0.01 percentage point) from the previous trading day at 3.933% per annum.

The yield on 10-year bonds rose 0.4 bp to 4.369% per annum.

The yields on 5-year and 2-year bonds fell 1.2 bp and 2.3 bp, respectively, closing at 4.117% and 3.882% per annum.

The 20-year yield rose 2.0 bp to 4.393% per annum.

The 30-year and 50-year yields each rose 1.3 bp, recording 4.510% and 4.506% per annum.

3-year treasury futures fell 1 tick from the previous trading day to close at 102.63, while 10-year treasury futures fell 16 ticks to 104.68.

Foreign investors net-bought 6,433 contracts of 3-year futures and 5,442 contracts of 10-year futures.

Treasury yields opened higher earlier in the day.

This was influenced by overnight rises in government bond yields in major countries such as the U.S. and France.

However, as international oil prices fell below $90 a barrel and overseas yields turned downward during Asian trading hours, the upward trend in domestic bond yields also showed a retracement.

Kim Chan-hee, a researcher at Shinhan Securities, said, "In early trade, yields rose mainly in medium- to long-term bonds, reflecting the rise in overseas yields over the holidays," adding, "Afterward, as oil prices fell further and foreign yields stabilized, we view this as a movement coupled with those developments."

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