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Japanese bond futures fall as 30-year yield rises to 3.870%
Japanese bond futures fell at the start of trading on Oct.
28 in the domestic market.
The December futures contract opened 25 sen lower than the previous day, at 126 yen and 36 sen.
Investor sentiment improved after US shares linked to AI rose, easing concern that recent stock market declines in Japan and the United States might continue.
That change in mood prompted investors to sell Japanese bond futures.
The yield on newly issued 30-year Japanese government bonds rose to 3.870%, up 0.025 percentage point from the previous day.
Bond yields rise when bond prices fall, so the move showed weaker prices for those bonds.
No further market developments or next steps were specified.
Japanese government bond futures fell for a second consecutive session in early trading on October 28.
The December contract opened 25 sen lower at 126 yen and 36 sen.
The yield on newly issued 30-year government bonds rose 0.025 percentage points to 3.870%.
Buying in artificial intelligence-related stocks in the US the previous day improved investor sentiment.
Investors sold domestic bond futures amid hopes that the recent declines in Japanese and US stocks would ease.
- Who
- Investors sold Japanese government bond futures.
- What
- Futures fell for a second consecutive session, while the 30-year bond yield rose to 3.870%.
- When
- Early trading on October 28, 2026.
- Where
- Japan’s domestic bond market.
- Why
- US buying of artificial intelligence-related stocks improved investor sentiment, amid hopes that recent Japanese and US stock declines would ease.
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Buying in US artificial intelligence-related stocks helped ease investor concerns about recent declines in Japanese and US stocks.
Japanese bond futures fell for a second consecutive session, and the 30-year yield rose to 3.870%.
- December futures contract
- Opened at 126 yen and 36 sen, down 25 sen
- New 30-year government bond yield
- 3.870%, up 0.025 percentage points
- Market
- Domestic Japanese bond market
- Outlook behind selling
- Investors expected recent Japanese and US stock declines to ease