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The frenetic pace of dollar bond issuance from Greater China continued on Thursday as three property companies and two government linked names courted investors. -
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A book of more than €55bn for a €10bn bond priced with a new issue premium of 1bp would be a gratifying outcome for any sovereign issuer. But Wednesday's syndication for Spain instead attracted robust criticism over price moves during bookbuilding which derailed what was on course to be the biggest order book in bond market history.
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In a dramatic and unprecedented turn of events on Wednesday, Spain went from being on track to attract the biggest ever order book for a bond issue to losing more than half of its orders, as it slashed the spread of its new 10 year syndicated bond, leaving either a negative or very skinny new issue premium.
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Turkish bank Yapi Kredi launched a tier two dollar bond on Thursday, with demand strong enough for bookrunners to attempt to squeeze pricing. But this is an unorthodox start to the year for Turkish bonds with the traditional curtain raiser from the sovereign nowhere to be seen.
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Indonesia's Tower Bersama Infrastructure used its recent rating upgrade to entice investors to its $300m bond on Wednesday. Price discovery was not easy but the telecommunication tower provider’s improving business profile appealed to the market.
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SK Hynix was overwhelmed with investor demand for its triple-tranche dollar deal on Wednesday. It raised $2.5bn, but non-stop demand drove the bonds nearly 20bp tighter in the secondary market on Thursday.
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The high grade corporate bond market was again packed with deals on Wednesday, with syndicate bankers expecting no let-up in activity and the week to end on a bang.
