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GILT SUMMARY: Gilts remain near day's highs as equities have reversed lower, and

as PM May's discussions in Brussels with EU leaders is awaited.

- The Dec 18 future is up 45 ticks at 121.08, near the high of the daily range

of 120.74-121.12 today.

- The curve has rallied in bull flattening fashion, with 2-Yr yield down 2.3bps

at 0.794%, 5-Yr down 3.3bps at 1.135%, 10-Yr down 4.3bps at 1.566%, and 30-Yr

down 4.4bps at 1.952%.

- Short Sterling futures are on the front foot, focused on the far end: Green

and Blue contracts up 4 ticks.

- Weaker FTSE also boosting Gilts, down 0.5% on the day at 7,025, vs high of

7,089 earlier.

- Weak inflation data in the morning also boosting Gilts. Thursday sees Sep

retail sales inc & ex auto fuel MoM & YoY at 0930BST.

- PM May set to meet with EU leaders in Brussels this evening, main event is

address to peers at 1800BST.