Optimism fades after early morning rally
After an early morning rally on the back of the ECB’s decision to buy Spanish and Italian bonds, the senior unsecured market retraced its steps on Monday as spreads widened again. After opening 11.5bp tighter on Friday’s close, at 199.5bp, the iTraxx senior financials index had widened to 206.8bp by mid-morning.
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