In the Japanese government bond market on 13 October, long-term government bond futures opened at ¥124.82 and closed at ¥124.93, ending slightly higher on the day.
The December contract for long-term government bond futures opened at ¥124.82 and closed at ¥124.93, fluctuating during the day between a high of ¥125.06 and a low of ¥124.74.
Long-term yields were 1.902% for 2-year bonds, 2.325% for 5-year bonds, 2.995% for 10-year bonds and 3.847% for 20-year bonds.
In the US Treasury market, 2-year yields were around 4.76%, 10-year yields around 5.19% and 30-year yields around 5.55%, with bond yields generally trending lower. Ten-year government bond yields in Germany, the UK, Australia and New Zealand also generally rose or moved higher.
Key events scheduled for the day included Germany's September CPI at 3.3%, US September existing-home sales, forecast at -0.8%, a speech by the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, the OPEC monthly report and the US September fiscal balance.