The Canadian bond prices strengthened on the weaker inflation data, and continued to rise through the session as falling stock prices gave a boost to fixed-income investments. The Toronto Stock Exchange's main composite index, surged early by as much as 250 points, or nearly 2 percent, but by the close has retreated to post a small loss.
The US Dow Jones Industrial Average, meanwhile, dropped 1.4 percent as investors locked in investments ahead of the weekend. In addition to the Fed decision, Canadian monthly economic growth and producer prices data will be released next week, as will US nonfarm payrolls.
The two-year bond rose 14 Canadian cents to C$101.81 to yield 3.224 percent. The 10-year bond climbed 70 Canadian cents to C$100.12 to yield 3.855 percent. The yield spread between the two-year and 10-year bond was 63.1 basis points, up from 64.0 points at the previous close.
The 30-year bond gained C$1.38 Canadian cents to C$114.40 to yield 4.147 percent. In the United States, the 30-year treasury yielded 4.273 percent. The three-month when-issued T-bill yielded 3.40 percent, unchanged from the previous close.
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