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CREDIT UPDATE: € Credit Close

CREDIT UPDATE
  • Bunds traded lower this morning with Eurozone supply coming. Higher jobless claims and the ECB meeting caused a reversal with more emphasis on downside risks from Lagarde.
  • Stocks were little changed following bigger moves yesterday. SPX / SXXP are left -0.1%/+0.1%. €IG issuer stocks fared well at +0.5% overall. Notable movers include Telia +7%, Volvo +6%, Nokia -5%, ABB -5%.
  • €IG cash closes 0.5bp tighter. RCFFP recovered by 5-9bp; LHAGR was also firm with the 30s -7bp. WBD closes ~20 wider having been more than 30 wider at one point, with a potential credit negative asset separation. HEIBOS was up to 6 wider after a very strong recent run. 
  • No primary today as expected into the ECB meeting.
  • CDS traded tighter before a late move out. Main / XO close at 53.3 / 292, +0.2/+0bp.

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