South Korean Bond Yields Rise Across Multiple Tenors

Seoul: South Korean bond yields experienced an upward trend across various tenors on September 19, 2025. The yields on government and corporate bonds reflected a noticeable increase compared to the previous session.

According to Yonhap News Agency, the 1-year Treasury Bond yield rose from 2.262% to 2.276%, marking a change of 1.4 basis points. The 2-year Treasury Bond saw an increase of 2.5 basis points, moving from 2.370% to 2.395%. Meanwhile, the 3-year Treasury Bond yield increased by 3.8 basis points, from 2.403% to 2.441%.

The yield on the 10-year Treasury Bond also increased, climbing from 2.756% to 2.815%, a change of 5.9 basis points. In terms of monetary stabilization bonds, the 2-year MSB yield went up by 2.5 basis points, reaching 2.398% from 2.373%.

Corporate bonds were not exempt from this trend, with the 3-year corporate bond (AA-) yield rising by 3.0 basis points, from 2.868% to 2.898%. Additionally, the 91-day Certificate of Deposit yield increased slightly by 1.0 basis point, moving from 2.560% to 2.570%.