Greek bond yields on the secondary market moved higher today, Wednesday, with the result that the margin against the German bonds approached 2%. The imposition of economic sanctions on Russia by the West causes nervousness and instability in the markets, with the result that investors turn mainly to bonds of the hard core of the EU (see German).
In the domestic bond market, and specifically, in the Electronic Trading System of the Bank of Greece (HDAT) today were recorded transactions of 32 million euros, of which 16 million euros related to purchase orders. The yield on the 10-year benchmark bond increased to 1.84% from 1.63% yesterday, compared to -0.06% in the corresponding German bond, with the result that the margin widened to 1.90% from 1.71%.
In the foreign exchange market, the euro is falling against the dollar, as the European currency traded early in the afternoon at $ 1.1280 from $ 1.1299 when the market opened.
The indicative price for the euro / dollar exchange rate announced by the European Central Bank was set at $ 1.1277.
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