Treasury Retreat, Yield Moves to 3.950%.

The article reports on the performance of the U.S. treasury market on August 8, 2008. A drop on oil price boosted stock prices and pushed down short-term treasury yields. Average yield on ten-year treasury bond reached 3.95 percent, compared to 3.937 percent in the previous day. The yield was down by 4/32 point, or 1.25 percent for every $1,000 in investments.