TOKYO, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Yields on Japan's
super-long-dated bonds fell on Thursday, reversing the sell-off
in the prior session, while the five-year bond auction saw
moderately firm outcome.
The 30-year JGBs fell 1.5 basis points
(bps) to 3.175%.
The 20-year JGB yield fell as much as 1 bp to
2.680%. The 40-year JGB yield fell as much as 2
bps to 3.510%.
On Wednesday, yields on the super-long-dated bonds rose to a
near one-month high on concerns about Prime Minister Sanae
Takaichi's spending plans.
Bond yields move inversely to prices.
The market did not react to the five-year bond auction held
earlier in the day, which saw a modest outcome, said Miki Den, a
senior Japan rate strategist at SMBC Nikko Securities.
The five-year yield fell 0.5 bp to 1.24%.
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda's said at a parliament
session that long-term rates are to be shaped by markets. His
remarks limited the decline of the 10-year bond yields, said
Den.
"The market took his comments as a sign that the BOJ would
allow the yield to rise further," said Den.
The 10-year JGB yield was last flat 1.685%,
after inching down 0.5 bp to 1.68%.
The two-year JGB yield, the most sensitive to
the BOJ's policy shift, fell 1 bp to 0.925%.