RTRS: EURO GOVT-Bund future extends losses after US jobs data
(Reuters) - Bund futures slightly extended losses on Friday after a report showed U.S. employment recorded a second straight month of solid gains in March.
Nonfarm payrolls rose 216,000, the largest increase since May, the Labor Department said. January and February employment figures were revised to show 7,000 more jobs than previously reported. [ID:nOAT004775]
Bund futures FGBLc1 fell to 120.77 from 120.93 just before release of the data. The contract was last 46 ticks down on the day at 120.82. Two-year cash yields up 5.7 bps at 1.848 percent DE2YT=TWEB.