Market rallies as banks ask ECB for less than expected

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Market rallies as banks ask ECB for less than expected

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Bond indices rallied on Wednesday morning on news that European banks had taken up Eu131.9bn of liquidity — much less than feared — from the European Central Bank’s three month Long Term Refinancing Operation (LTRO).

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