Home Business Bond yields rise as Sweden ends negative rates, stocks gain Business Bond yields rise as Sweden ends negative rates, stocks gain By Genpie - December 19, 2019 161 0 Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest WhatsApp Global equity markets extended a rally on Thursday that has pushed U.S. and world stock benchmarks to record highs, while bond yields in Europe rose after Sweden stopped five years of negative interest rates, signalling the end of a sub-zero era.