Attorney General Geoffrey Cox has......>

GILT SUMMARY: Attorney General Geoffrey Cox has travelled to Brussels to meet

with the EU's Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier in a bid to find a compromise to

the Irish backstop which will appease Eurosceptic MPs ahead of the March 12

parliamentary vote.

- Gilt yields have drifted lower since mid-morning and are now nearing

yesterday's closing levels. Current yield levels: 2-year 0.797%, 5-year 1.005%,

10-year 1.300%, 30-year 1.805%.

- The Mar-19 gilt future trades at 123.13 at the top of the day's range.

- Inflation breakevens have pushed higher since midday, although spot gains have

been minimal.

- Cable has been on the backfoot since mid-morning and currently trades at

1.3195 down from a daily high of 1.3273.

- Short sterling futures trade flat/0.5 ticks higher in whites, flat in reds and

broadly 0.5-1.0 ticks lower in greens/blues.