Bunds have continued to follow gilts....>

EGB SUMMARY: Bunds have continued to follow gilts higher following the Kantar

poll and release of data showing that the number of registered voters had

increased much more than ahead of the previous UK election. Both of these point

towards a lower probability of a Conservative majority and hence have helped

lift gilts with Bunds following.

- Peripheral spreads are mixed today with BTP, Greek and Portuguese spreads a

little wider but other spreads largely unch.

- Bund futures are up 0.30 today at 171.39 with 10y Bund yields down -2.5bp at

-0.375% and Schatz yields down -0.8bp at -0.642%.

- BTP futures are down -0.21 today at 142.02 with 10y yields up 0.3bp at 1.164%

and 2y yields up 1.2bp at -0.28%.

- OAT futures are up 0.29 today at 167.86 with 10y yields down -2.5bp at -0.65%

and 2y yields down -0.5bp at -0.605%.