Portugal/German bond yield spread hits euro life high

Portugal/German bond yield spread hits euro life high
20/09/2010
LONDON, Sept 20 (Reuters) - The premium investors demand to hold 10-year Portuguese government bonds rather than euro zone benchmark German Bunds hit a euro lifetime high on Monday.
The 10-year Portuguese/German government bond yield spread widened by 4 basis points on the day to 383 bps. Earlier, the spread had tightened to 372 bps.
"It has widened, as have Italian and Spanish spreads, but there is no newsflow behind this. Looks like a case of someone selling Portugal bonds in very thin volumes," a dealer in London said.
Last Friday, Portuguese spreads blew out as the Irish/German bond yield spread hit a euro lifetime high of 410 bps. On Monday, that spread was at 409 bps .
Italian BTPs yielded 151 bps over Bunds, back at levels seen late on Friday. Similarly, Spanish Bonos shot higher, matching late-Friday levels at 179 bps. (Reporting by George Matlock) ((george.matlock@thomsonreuters.com; Reuters Messaging: george.matlock.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net; +44 20 7542 2508))
20/09/2010
LONDON, Sept 20 (Reuters) - The premium investors demand to hold 10-year Portuguese government bonds rather than euro zone benchmark German Bunds hit a euro lifetime high on Monday.
The 10-year Portuguese/German government bond yield spread widened by 4 basis points on the day to 383 bps. Earlier, the spread had tightened to 372 bps.
"It has widened, as have Italian and Spanish spreads, but there is no newsflow behind this. Looks like a case of someone selling Portugal bonds in very thin volumes," a dealer in London said.
Last Friday, Portuguese spreads blew out as the Irish/German bond yield spread hit a euro lifetime high of 410 bps. On Monday, that spread was at 409 bps .
Italian BTPs yielded 151 bps over Bunds, back at levels seen late on Friday. Similarly, Spanish Bonos shot higher, matching late-Friday levels at 179 bps. (Reporting by George Matlock) ((george.matlock@thomsonreuters.com; Reuters Messaging: george.matlock.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net; +44 20 7542 2508))