In the bond market on the 8th, there was a move to buy Japanese government bonds, and the long-term interest rate fell to 0.495%, falling below the 0.5% upper limit of fluctuation range set by the Bank of Japan for the first time in about a month.
When government bonds are bought, their prices rise and interest rates fall. yield fell to 0.495% in afternoon trading.
Long-term interest rates have recently been hovering at 0.5%, the upper limit of the fluctuation range set by the Bank of Japan, but it has been below this level for the first time in about a month since the 10th of last month.
A market insider said, ``There is a strong view that the BOJ will eventually move to revise its monetary easing measures, but many investors want to see the results of the monetary policy meeting that will be held from tomorrow, and for the time being there has been a movement to buy Japanese government bonds. I'm talking to