European bonds drop as ECB cuts interest rates

Italian, Spanish and German government bonds declined on Friday after the European Central Bank lowered its benchmark interest rated by 25 basis points to a historic low at 0.25% on yesterday's policy meeting. Italy's 10-year yields jumped four basis points to 4.13% after yesterday's drop to 4.04%, the least since May 28, while Spain's 10-year rates climbed 3 basis points to 4.08% and German bunds yielded at 1.69%.