Thu, 21 Nov 2013 15:21:19 GMT
Treasury yields at 2-month high as U.S. jobless applications drop
The 10-year Treasury yield advanced 0.01% to 2.81% as of 8:39 a.m. in New York, after the Labor Department reported a decrease in jobless claims by 21,000 from 323,000 last week, surpassing economists expectations for a decline to 335,000. The 2.75% security note due in November 2023 slid 94 cents per $1,000 par value, to 99.468.