- A technical glitch at Japan Bond Trading Co halted the broker-to-broker trading system, and forced money out of bond markets and into stocks

- Brokers' hedge selling ahead of a 30-year auction also weighed on bond prices

- December 10-year JGB futures were down 0.24 point at 142.24 by midday

- The 30-year yield closed up 1.5 basis points at 1.910 pct on Wednesday

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