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/EGBs-GILTS CASH CLOSE: The standout move.....>

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BONDS: /EGBs-GILTS CASH CLOSE: The standout move once again has been in the
Eurozone periphery, with Italian yields + spreads falling to new multi-month
lows. Portugal was the outperformer, though.
- In the core FI space, Bunds outperformed Gilts, with the belly the strongest
area in the German curve, and short-end strongest for the UK.
** Latest levels:
* Germany: The 2-Yr yield is up 0.1bps at -0.633%, 5-Yr is down 0.6bps at
-0.612%, 10-Yr is down 0.5bps at -0.419%, and 30-Yr is up 0.2bps at 0.03%.
* UK: The 2-Yr yield is up 0.1bps at -0.022%, 5-Yr is up 1.1bps at 0.013%, 10-Yr
is up 1.7bps at 0.21%, and 30-Yr is up 0.5bps at 0.621%.
- Periphery 10-Yr Spreads:
* Italian BTPs vs Bunds is down 7.2bps at 184.4bps
* Spanish bonds vs Bunds is down 6.1bps at 99.9bps
* Portuguese PGBs vs Bunds is down 8.7bps at 95.9bps
* Greek bonds vs Bunds is down 6.7bps at 193bps

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