Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage.......>

GILT SUMMARY: Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage announced that he would not

contest Tory seats, in a move that will bolster the chances of the Conservatives

taking seats from Brexit-leaning Labour areas. 

- Next up on the calendar will be the wage and employment data, which will be

published at 0930 GMT tomorrow.

- The Dec-19 gilt future trades at 130.96, down 1 ticks from Friday's close and

11 ticks off the day's low; L-H: 130.85-131.22.

- Gilts trade close to unch on the day. Cash yields (Last / 1d chg / L..H): 2Y

(0.5569% / +1bp / 0.5507%...0.5591%); 5Y (0.545% / +1.4bp / 0.5378%...0.5465%);

10Y (0.7906% / +0.3bp / 0.7827%...0.7918%); 30Y (1.3054% / +0bp /

1.2978%...1.3066%).

- 2s10s (22.5bp / -1.1bp / 22.1bp..22.8bp); 2s30s (74bp / -1.3bp /

73.6bp..74.5bp).

- Short sterling futures have broadly sold off with whites & reds & greens &

blues underperforming: W (- 1.0/1.5 ticks); R (- 1.0/1.5 ticks); G (- 1.0/1.5

ticks); B (- 1.0/1.5 ticks).