Japan's 10-year bonds track US Treasury declines after strong jobs data
The 10-year JGB yield rose 0.5 basis point (bp) to 1.445%.
Yields move inversely to bond prices.
U.S. Treasury yields advanced on Thursday after data showed the world's largest economy created more jobs than expected last month.
"Japan's yields tracked U.S. Treasury yields higher, but the moves were limited amid a lack of market-moving cues ahead of the weekend," said Takahiro Otsuka, a senior fixed income strategist at Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities.
The five-year yield was flat at 0.985%, after hitting 1% earlier in the session. The two-year JGB yield was flat at 0.745%.
The 20-year JGB yield was flat at 2.36%.
The 30-year JGB yield edged up 0.5 bp to 2.86%. The yield jumped 6 bps in the previous session after a weak auction of the bonds.
The 40-year JGB yield was flat at 3.125%.
The 10-year JGB futures were 0.07 point higher at 139.94.
(Reporting by Junko Fujita; Editing by Rashmi Aich)
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