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◆ €18bn blockbuster executed in June ◆ Book size and quality both comparable to January ◆ Greece, Sweden to conclude sovereign pipeline for H1
◆ Lead points to high-quality book ◆ Subscription ratio slips from prior tap ◆ Maturity had 'pretty clear consensus'
‘Very normal market’ despite ongoing war and volatility to support another wave of new issues
Bankers say the ambition to price the first SSA bond through US Treasuries has faded as recent five year deals stall and barely perform in secondary
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Cote d'Ivoire took another step on the road to recovery with a hugely successful $750m 10 year bond this week. Investors, analysts and syndicate officials all had their own ideas on pricing. But in the end the leads priced the deal some 50bp tighter than most investors had asked for and still watched the bond trade up in the secondary market.
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Eurozone periphery sovereigns put a sell-off in their bonds last week behind them with a series of solid auctions this week, but fears remain over whether Portugal will stay insulated from the troubles surrounding its beleaguered bank, Banco Espírito Santo.
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Ivory Coast’s new $750m 10 year bond was up 40 cents in the secondary market on Thursday, despite being priced with a yield that was 50bp tighter than most investors had asked for, said debt bankers involved.
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Spain boosted its maturity profile and pushed down its borrowing costs on Thursday, auctioning €1.021bn of July 2032 bonds at a yield lower than where it last sold bonds of a similar tenor two months ago.
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Ivory Coast opened books on a 10 year dollar bond on Wednesday but political uncertainty and a chequered repayment history made for varying views on pricing, with opinions on the yield guidance ranging from “a bit tight” to “slightly cheap.” But the sovereign had no trouble attracting interest, with UK and European order books going subject by 10am GMT.
