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GILT SUMMARY: Gilt futures briefly pushed to a fresh 6-week high as the pound

sank Thursday afternoon, though have come off slightly.

- The Dec 18 Gilt future is up 9 ticks at 122.34, having traded as high as

122.45 this afternoon (highest since Sep 6).

- Some modest bull flattening: 2-Yr yield down 0.3bps at 0.747%, 5-Yr down

1.1bps at 1.028%, 10-Yr down 1.5bps at 1.442%, and 30-Yr down 0.6bps at 1.867%.

- Short Sterling futures a little stronger too: all contracts up 1 tick at least

(some Greens/Blues up 2.0 ticks).

- UK yields/ GBP have been weaker alongside EUR post-ECB meeting, with the

dollar dominating and equities recovering.

- Another thin calendar for data and BoE speakers Friday, though UK sovereign

debt rated by S&P and Fitch after hours.