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/EGBs-GILTS CASH CLOSE: Bund and Gilt.........>

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BONDS: /EGBs-GILTS CASH CLOSE: Bund and Gilt yields edged higher all afternoon,
with periphery spreads tightening (led by Greece). Some fairly strong bear
steepening in the German and UK curves. Not much in terms of obvious catalyst,
mainly US equities melting up, dragging European stocks higher and buoying risk
appetite. 
** Closing levels:
* Germany: The 2-Yr yield is up 2.9bps at -0.66%, 5-Yr is up 4.4bps at -0.623%,
10-Yr is up 4.8bps at -0.417%, and 30-Yr is up 5.3bps at 0.011%.
* UK: The 2-Yr yield is up 0.5bps at -0.103%, 5-Yr is up 1.8bps at -0.054%,
10-Yr is up 3.1bps at 0.186%, and 30-Yr is up 3.1bps at 0.657%.
** 10-Yr Periphery EGB Spreads:
* Italian BTP spread down 3.7bps at 165.4bps
* Spanish bond spread down 1.7bps at 86.1bps
* Portuguese PGB spread down 1.6bps at 86.8bps
* Greek bond spread down 3.9bps at 163.4bps

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