Metro splits opinions pricing 9.375% bond as credit hits new nadir

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Metro splits opinions pricing 9.375% bond as credit hits new nadir

Metro, the German retailer, gave a fillip to the European corporate bond market on an otherwise bleak day for credit as it priced the first triple-B rated bonds since the collapse of Lehman Brothers. The issue though was seen as a step too far by some market participants, but others welcomed it as a positive sign of market development.

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