Gilts are pushing higher Thursday......>

GILT SUMMARY: Gilts are pushing higher Thursday against a backdrop of weaker

equities, and as Brexit uncertainty continues to reign supreme.

- Mar 19 Gilt future is up 25 ticks at 123.19, which is the day`s high so far.

- The 2-Yr yield is down 1.2bps at 0.741%, 5-Yr is down 2.2bps at 0.888%, 10-Yr

is down 2.5bps at 1.29%, and 30-Yr is down 0.5bps at 1.923%.

- Short-Sterling futures up a little, Mar20 through Dec21 up 2 ticks.

- Equities taking a beating, FTSE 100 off 1.5%, now at lowest since Dec 2016.

- Announced today that on Dec 10 at 0800GMT ECJ will rule on UK`s ability to

unilaterally revoke Article 50. The day before the Parliamentary vote on the

Withdrawal bill - which still looks unlikely to pass despite overtures from PM

May to Brexiters on a parliamentary `veto` on the Irish backstop.

- BoE`s Ramsden speaks today in London, text released at 1000GMT.

- Dearth of major UK economic data today, indeed until GDP on Dec 10.