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GILT SUMMARY
GILT SUMMARY: Having previously appeared to support the US strike on Qassim
Soleimani after UK PM Boris Johnson argued that Washington acted in
self-defence, Downing Street has subsequently stated that an attack on Iranian
cultural sites would constitute a war crime.
- Following today's services and composite PMIs, the UK data calendar will be
light for the rest of the week.
- The Mar-20 gilt future trades at 132.24, up 1 ticks from Friday's close and 24
ticks off the day's low; L-H: 132-132.62.
- Gilt yields are up to 2bps higher on the day. Cash yields (Last / 1d chg /
L..H): 2Y (0.5697% / +2.3bp / 0.5587%...0.5704%); 5Y (0.5615% / +1.6bp /
0.5504%...0.5625%); 10Y (0.7434% / +0.7bp / 0.7326%...0.7449%); 30Y (1.2182% /
-0.1bp / 1.2075%...1.2188%).
- Short sterling futures trade mixed with blues outperforming: W (- 0.5/1.5
ticks); R (broadly flat); G (broadly + 0.0/1.0 ticks higher); B (+ 1.0/1.5
ticks).

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