Demand exceeded e1/44.9 bln for the 5-year bond and e1/45.9 bln for the
30-year bond. Cyprus raised e1/4500 mln from the issue of the five-year bond, and e1/4750 mln from the
30-year bond.
Cyprus's first
30-year bond sale was overloaded with orders on Wednesday, with high demand for such long maturities showing just how much Europe's bond market is adjusting to expectations of persistently low interest rates and central bank stimulus.
The interest rate on bonds issued by the Ministry of Finance on behalf of Qatar was 90 basis points over US Treasury bonds on five-year bonds, and the 10-year bond rate was 135 basis points, while the
30-year bond interest rate stood at 175 basis points above US Treasury bonds, the statement added.
The securities are: A 3-year note in the amount of $26 billion, maturing February 15, 2021; A 10-year note in the amount of $24 billion, maturing February 15, 2028; and A
30-year bond in the amount of $16 billion, maturing February 15, 2048.
Bahrain's potential new
30-year bond would be priced off its existing
30-year bond maturing in 2044, which is now at 7.1pc.
Sri Lanka, April 20 -- An inquiry report by a committee of eminent lawyers into a controversial
30-year bond auction, cleared Central Bank Governor Arjuna Mahendra and stated that he had no direct role in deciding to accept bids over and above one billion rupees.
US
30-year bond yields fell to a record 2.219 per cent on January 30, about 0.3 percentage point less than at the height of the financial crisis in 2008.
The inaugural
30-year bond sale offer by Bank Negara Malaysia evoked no interest from foreign buyers.
"Over the near term, we'd be targeting 2.13% to 2.15%." In late trade, the
30-year bond was down 30/32, its yield rising to 3.257% from 3.2016 late on Thursday.
The first issue is a $750 million 10-year Sukuk which matures in 2023, whilst the second is a $500 million
30-year bond that matures in 2043.
Buying picked up in the afternoon after a
30-year bond auction went smoothly.
