South Korea's Treasury Bond Rates Decline Ahead of Central Bank Meeting
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On October 21, ahead of the Bank of Korea's monetary policy meeting, treasury bond rates generally fell. The three-year bond yield settled at 3.822%, down 1.8 basis points from the previous trading day.
Treasury Bond Rate Movements
As South Korea's Bank of Korea prepares for its monetary policy meeting on October 22, treasury bond yields showed a downward trend on October 21. The three-year treasury bond yield decreased by 1.8 basis points, closing at 3.822%. Similarly, the ten-year bond yield fell by 1.6 basis points to 4.160%.
Other notable movements included:
- Five-year bond: down 2.5 basis points to 3.965%
- Two-year bond: down 1.5 basis points to 3.782%
- Twenty-year bond: up 1.8 basis points to 4.197%
- Thirty-year bond: down 1.3 basis points to 4.251%
- Fifty-year bond: down 1.2 basis points to 4.280%
Market Insights
Foreign investors purchased 3,635 contracts of three-year treasury futures and 372 contracts of ten-year treasury futures. In the oil market, Brent crude for December delivery closed at $108.79 per barrel, down $0.76 after reaching a peak of nearly $112 during the day.
The U.S. treasury rates remained stable, with a slight increase of 0.7 basis points for the two-year bonds, while the ten-year bonds decreased by 2.8 basis points. The South Korean stock market saw some recovery, with the KOSPI index rising by 3.3% to finish at 5,735.
A survey conducted by the Korea Financial Investment Association indicated that 93% of respondents expect the Bank of Korea to maintain its current base rate in the upcoming meeting, with only 7% anticipating a rate hike. Analyst An Ye-ha from Kiwoom Securities noted that while foreign buying exerted downward pressure on bond yields, the overall market remained stable with no significant catalysts for movement.