The sovereign yield rates in the Eurozone fell by more than 1 basis point.

In the European market at the end of Monday, the yield on German 10-year government bonds fell by 0.2 basis points to 2.840%, trading in a range of 2.862% - 2.833% during the day. European stocks rose at the opening but then continued to fall. The yield on German 2-year bonds fell by 0.8 basis points to 2.078%, trading in a range of 2.095% - 2.072% during the day; the yield on German 30-year bonds rose by 1.5 basis points to 3.527%. The yield spread between 2-year and 10-year German bonds increased by 0.683 basis points to +76.127 basis points. The yield on French 10-year government bonds fell by 0.4 basis points, while the yield on 2-year French bonds fell by 1.0 basis points and the yield on 30-year French bonds rose by 1.3 basis points. The yield on Italian 10-year government bonds fell by 1.6 basis points, the yield on Spanish 10-year government bonds fell by 1.1 basis points, and the yield on Greek 10-year government bonds fell by 1.6 basis points.