TOKYO: Japanese government bond (JGB) yields rose and futures fell on Wednesday, as strong US corporate earnings and a likely resumption of Russian gas supply to Europe boosted investors’ appetite for riskier assets.

The 10-year JGB yield rose 0.5 basis point to 0.240% and the benchmark 10-year JGB futures fell 0.11 point to 149.19, with a trading volume of 8,834 lots.

“Sentiment has improved, thanks to various issues such as falling gasoline prices in the US, but this is just a rebound from pessimism,” said Hideki Shibata, senior rates and currencies strategist at Tokai Tokyo Research Institute.

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“There are still uncertainties about the fate of the Nord Stream.”

Sources told Reuters that Russian gas flows through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline are seen restarting on time on Thursday after the completion of scheduled maintenance, easing investors’ concerns about gas supply to Europe.

The 20-year JGB yield rose 1 basis point to 0.915% and the 30-year JGB yield also rose 1 basis point to 1.270%.

The 40-year JGB yield rose 1.5 basis points to 1.455%. The five-year yield rose 0.5 basis point to 0.025%.

The two-year JGB yield was flat at -0.080%.