After seeing early weakness, treasuries showed a lack of direction over the course of the trading day on Wednesday before closing modestly higher.
Bond prices spent much of the day bouncing back and forth across the unchanged line but moved to the upside going into the close. Subsequently, the yield on the benchmark ten-year note, which moves opposite of its price, edged down by 1.1 basis points to 2.124 percent.
With the modest drop on the day, the ten-year yield gave back some ground after ending the previous session at its highest closing level in over a year.
The choppy trading seen for most of the session came as traders expressed uncertainty about the outlook for the Federal Reserve's asset purchase program.
Upbeat economic data released on Tuesday raised some concerns about the Fed scaling back the program in the near future, although selling pressure was subdued after yesterday's sharp drop.
Bargain hunting may have contributed to the modestly higher close among treasuries, with the high yields providing some appeal to traders.
Meanwhile, traders largely shrugged off the results of the Treasury Department's auction of $35 billion worth of five-year notes.
The five-year note auction drew a high yield of 1.045 percent and a bid-to-cover ratio of 2.79, while the ten previous five-year note auctions had an average bid-to-cover ratio of 2.84.
The bid-to-cover ratio is a measure of demand that indicates the amount of bids for each dollar worth of securities being sold.
Economic data may be in focus on Thursday, with traders likely to keep a close eye on reports on weekly jobless claims and pending home sales.
While the Commerce Department is scheduled to release its revised report on first quarter GDP, the data is likely to be seen as old news in light of the focus on the Fed.
Finishing off this week's series of long-term securities auctions, the Treasury is also due to sell $29 billion worth of seven-year notes on Thursday.
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June 05, 2026 16:18 ET A busy week for economic news flow saw a slew of reports being released that reflected the trends in the U.S. labor market. In Europe, economic growth and inflation data gained attention as the European Central Bank and Bank of England head for policy session later in the month. In Asia, the monetary policy session of the Indian central bank was in focus as the country, a major oil importer, reels under the pressures of a weaker rupee and rising inflation.