Bond prices up as investors look for safe investments

Prices were up on US Treasury bonds on Monday as investors ignored the Institute for Supply Management’s new report that showed manufacturing in the US up from 55 in May to 56 in June, and instead looked to bonds as a safe place to put their money after recent terrorist activity in the UK. In addition, investors were reluctant to sell bonds ahead of the Independence Day holiday in the US on Wednesday.

The price for the two year Treasury bond held steady with its yield at 4.87 percent. Ten-year issues rose in price, sending yields down from 5.03 percent on Friday to 5.01 percent on Monday. Thirty-year paper also saw prices rise, taking yields down to 5.12 percent.

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