Meanwhile, Thames Water was hit with the biggest ever fine by Ofwat for breaching rules relating to sewage operations and shareholder payouts.

Bond-market participants are increasingly factoring in the risk of holding long-term government debt, which appeared to be playing at least some role in Wednesday's continued rise in 10- and 30-year ...

The 30-year bond was selling off slightly as of Wednesday morning, sending its yield up after it saw its biggest one-day decline since April 1. The yield was up roughly 3 basis points at just below 4.