TOKYO, Oct 6 (Reuters) – Japanese government bond prices dropped on Tuesday as investor risk aversion, triggered on news of U.S. President Donald Trump’s COVID-19 infection, eased after he returned to the White House, assuaging fears over political uncertainty.

Benchmark 10-year JGB futures 2JGBv1 fell 0.16 point to 151.92, with a trading volume of 21,214 lots.

The 10-year JGB yield JP10YTN=JBTC rose 1.5 basis points to 0.035%, the highest level unseen since Sept. 11.

In the super-long zone, the 20-year JGB yield JP20YTN=JBTC rose 1 basis point to 0.410%, also marking the highest level since mid-September.

The Ministry of Finance’s sale of 30-year JGBs attracted bids 3.51 times the offer of 900 billion yen ($8.52 billion), in line with bid-to-cover ratio of 3.50 at the previous auction in September.

The auction’s tail, the gap between the lowest and average prices, slightly narrowed to 0.14 from 0.16 last month.

However, the