Xerox Corp.'s paper was quoted up late last week to the 61-62 range, as dealers said the name was riding on the climate of a better market. Dealers were split on whether the name would be getting any play in the near future. One dealer speculated that there would be trades if levels notch up slightly. "If I had to guess, it will trade at 64-65," he said. "The whole market is stronger; it's a go-go name. The bonds and stocks are up." But another trader disagreed, calling Xerox's bank debt "a dead issue" and predicted that there would be no trades even at that elevated level. A spokesman for the company has said the company will not comment bank debt trades.
Two weeks ago, a $25 million piece traded around 60, essentially level to previous trades. Xerox has a $7 billion facility which matures in 2002 and is priced at 15 basis points over LIBOR.