España y Francia logran financiarse

Genevieve Signoret & Patrick Signoret

España y Francia emitieron bonos. España recaudó la cantidad esperada, pero su costo de fondeo aumentó con respecto a marzo, mientras que los rendimientos de bonos franceses cayeron ligeramente con respecto a los de abril. (Bloomberg)

The Spanish Treasury sold 2.52 billion euros ($3.31 billion) of bonds, exceeding its maximum target. Still, Spain had to pay 4.037 percent to sell debt for three years, up from 2.617 percent at a March 1 sale.

The yield on Spain’s existing five-year benchmark declined 7 basis points to 4.7 percent at 12 p.m. in Madrid, and the yield on the benchmark 10-year bond fell 3 basis point to 5.82 percent. Spain also sold two five-year bonds at 4.752 percent and 4.96 percent.

The [French] Treasury sold 3.32 billion euros of 10-year bonds at an average yield of 2.96 percent, down from 2.98 percent on April 5, as part of an auction of 7.43 billion euros of government debt. France’s 10- year bond yield fell 3 percent to 2.92 percent after the sale.