1 Minute Read by Reuters Staff (Reuters) – TOKYO, June 30 (Reuters) – After the Bank of Japan reduced the amount of bonds it will purchase in the coming quarter, 10-year Japanese government bond rates gave up early gains to end flat on Wednesday. The 10-year JGB yield decreased 0.01 points to 151.68, with a trading volume of 15,824 lots, after rising to 0.060 percent. The 10-year JGB futures fell 0.01 points to 151.68, with a trading volume of 15,824 lots. The yield on the 20-year JGB increased 0.5 basis points to 0.440 percent. The yield on the 30-year JGB remained constant at 0.685 percent. The yield on the 40-year JGB increased by one basis point to 0.765 percent. The yield on two-year JGBs was similarly unchanged at minus 0.115 percent, and the yield on five-year JGBs was also maintained at minus 0.100 percent. (Editing by Kenneth Maxwell; reporting by Tokyo markets team) Continue reading
