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/EGBs-GILTS CASH CLOSE: Periphery EGBs have...>

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BONDS: /EGBs-GILTS CASH CLOSE: Periphery EGBs have fully shrugged off wider
risk-off concerns in the afternoon (triggered by US-China tensions), with
Italian spreads dropping sharply at the end of the day to day's tightest levels.
- Record low cash yields in short-end/belly of Gilt curve, going into negative
territory out to the 5-Yr tenor. 
= Closing levels:
* Germany: The 2-Yr yield is down 2bps at -0.692%, 5-Yr is down 2.5bps at
-0.683%, 10-Yr is down 2.7bps at -0.495%, and 30-Yr is down 2.2bps at -0.067%.
* UK: The 2-Yr yield is down 2.8bps at -0.047%, 5-Yr is down 6.2bps at -0.01%,
10-Yr is down 5.8bps at 0.171%, and 30-Yr is down 4.7bps at 0.569%.
** 10-Yr Periphery EGB Spreads:
- Italian BTPs vs Bunds up 0.8bps at 210.9bps
- Spanish bonds vs Bunds up 2bps at 112.8bps
- Portuguese PGBs vs Bunds up 2.2bps at 124.9bps
- Greek bonds vs Bunds down 3.2bps at 224.8bps

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