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BONDS: /EGBs-GILTS CASH CLOSE: he Gilt curve closed flatter, as short-end yields

crept higher while longer end yields ticked higher after DMO announced next

week's Gilt sale sizes. Bunds little changed on the day.

- Periphery EGB spreads flat-to-tighter, Greece leading the way.

- Still waiting on the alternative plan to the $500bln France-German rescue

package to be unveiled by a few EU countries. **Closing levels: 

- Germany: The 2-Yr yield is unchanged at -0.672%, 5-Yr is unchanged at -0.658%,

10-Yr is down 0.4bps at -0.468%, and 30-Yr is down 0.7bps at -0.045%.

- UK: The 2-Yr yield is up 0.5bps at -0.019%, 5-Yr is down 1bps at 0.052%, 10-Yr

is down 1.6bps at 0.229%, and 30-Yr is down 2.4bps at 0.616%.

** 10-Yr EGB Periphery Spreads to Bunds:

spread of 10-Yr Italian BTPs vs Bunds is up 0.2bps at 210.1bps

spread of 10-Yr Spanish bonds vs Bunds is is up 0.2bps at 110.8bps

spread of 10-Yr Portuguese PGBs vs Bunds is is unchanged at 122.7bps

spread of 10-Yr Greek bonds vs Bunds is is down 4.7bps at 228bps