- The US 10-year Tsy yield has edged...>

BOND SUMMARY: - The US 10-year Tsy yield has edged up to 3.076% from 3.055%.

- The JGB curve has steepened with the 2s10s spread widening to 22.4bps from

20.7bps.

- The longer end of the German bund curve has rallied. The 10-year bund trades

at 0.459%, down from a morning high of 0.481%, with the 2s10s spread trading

down to 99.5bps from 101.0bps.

- French OAT yields have broadly drifted lower since the open. The 2-year trades

at -0.385% down from -0.377% and the 10-year trades at 0.778% from 0.795%.

Preliminary PMI data for September came in a touch weaker than expected.

- The longer end of the Italian BTP curve has rallied with the 10-year yield

trading down to 2.840% from a high of 2.884%, with the curve slightly flatter.

- Gilt yields are broadly down 1-2bps. UK Prime Minister Theresa May is under

fresh pressure following a unanimous decision among EU leaders to reject the

'Chequers Deal'.

- Euro$ futures are 0.5-1.0 ticks lower. Euribor futures are flat to 1.5 ticks

higher.