S. Korean Bond Yields Show Slight Decline Across Key Tenures

Seoul: South Korean bond yields experienced a decline on the morning of February 24, 2025, with Treasury bonds and Monetary Stabilization Bonds showing a decrease across various tenures. The 1-year Treasury bond yield fell to 2.637% from its previous session's 2.648%, marking a change of -1.1 basis points. Similarly, the 2-year Treasury bond saw a reduction to 2.659% from 2.674%, with a change of -1.5 basis points.

According to Yonhap News Agency, the 3-year Treasury bond yield decreased by 0.9 basis points to 2.609% from the previous 2.618%. The 10-year Treasury bond yield also declined, dropping to 2.827% from 2.856%, a change of -2.9 basis points. In the monetary stabilization sector, the 2-year Monetary Stabilization Bond recorded a yield of 2.644%, down from 2.659%, with a -1.5 basis points change.

Corporate bonds were not exempt from this trend, with the 3-year corporate bond rated AA- seeing a slight reduction to 3.191% from 3.200%, a decrease of 0.9 basis points. The overall movement in bond yields reflects ongoing adjustments in market conditions.