[US/] (Reporting by Kaori Kaneko; Editing by Hugh Lawson) Bonds Global Markets Japan. The five-year yield declined 2 basis points to 0.785 percentJP5YTN=JBTC and the 20-year yield was also down 2 basis pointsto 2.065 percent JP5YTN=JBTC U.S. government bonds slipped on Friday, pulling yields offtwo-week lows, after reports showed a slower pace of decline inindustrial output, and improved consumer sentiment bolsteredhopes the economy might soon start to recover from the worserecession in decades. "With recent signs of the economic recovery and before theextra bond issuance to come to the market starting from July, itwould be difficult for investors to buy cash bonds actively,"said Akitsugu Bandou, senior economist at Okasan Securities The benchmark 10-year JGB yield fell 2 basis points to 1.405percent JP10YTN=JBTC. June 10-year JGB futures rose 0.32 point to 137.36 2JGBv1,after last week touching a 6-1/2-month trough of 136.30. Still, investors refrained from aggressive bond buying as amore positive view is emerging on the outlook for the economy andsupply worries.
The number of confirmed H1N1 flu cases in Japan has risen to96, a health ministry official said on Monday. [ID:T167834] The Ministry of Finance will offer 2 trillion yen ($21billion) of five-year JGBs on Tuesday. The coupon will likely beset at 0.8 percent, down from 0.9 percent for the same tenderlast month, but it could draw solid demand from players such asbanks, market watchers said. [.T] "If the Nikkei falls further while the flu virus spreads,bond prices are likely to rise even ahead of the auction," saidNaomi Hasegawa, senior fixed income strategist at Mitsubishi UFJSecurities. Traders bought up bonds as the Nikkei share average .N225sank to its lowest point in more than two weeks, falling 2.9percent with exporters hit by the yen's advance. * Futures lifted by fall in stocks but stay in recent range Bonds | Global Markets | Japan * Traders keen to see if Nikkei falls and stays below 9,000 * Market awaits 5-year JGB auction on Tuesday * Some concerned by spread of new flu strain TOKYO, May 18 (Reuters) - Japanese government bond futuresrose to their highest in a week on Monday as a fall in Tokyoshare prices supported demand for lower-risk debt, whileinvestors awaited an auction of five-year bonds.
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