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SNCF accelerates into market for swift €500m

◆ Intraday trade, quick execution ◆ Deal came ahead of Moody’s France review ◆ ‘Good window’ also considering OAT auctions next week
Even if ceasefire succeeds, investors will still want a risk premium
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Asian agencies step into quiet Swiss franc market

Korea Land and AIIB pick off small Swissie trades

Democratic Republic of Congo adds new name to bond market as Africa sovs branch out

Nigeria plans a total return swap, following peers on the continent in the last 12 months
Even if ceasefire succeeds, investors will still want a risk premium
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  • Equity issuance has surged during the Covid-19 pandemic in both Europe and the US, and one of the sectors that has printed the most stock in the first half of the year is the biopharmaceuticals industry. In the rush for healthcare innovation, banks say they are busy lining up more deals for the second half.
  • Mercialys, the BBB rated French shopping centre owner, launched a sub-benchmark bond with an eye-catching yield on Tuesday, wider than a simultaneous deal by Fiat Chrysler, which is crossover-rated. Syndicate bankers said trying to be precise about pricing and sentiment this week was more difficult than it had been for months.
  • After discussions with US private placement holders, French food services company Sodexo has said it will repay roughly $1.6bn of debt early. Four market sources said this was the largest corporate early repayment of US PPs of all time. Some fear a growing disconnect between institutional investors and companies over financial covenants, and attempts to amend them.