Market information
Friday, January 13, 2012
The president of the European Central Bank(ECB), Mario Draghi, said yesterday the ECB will keep the refinancing rate at 1%. There were “tentative” signs of economic stabilization in the eurozone as successful government bond emissions of Spain and Italy indicated at least temporary easing of the debt crisis in the eurozone.
Spain and Italy raised EUR 22 billion in debt sales yesterday. Spain raised EUR 9.98 billion in bonds maturing in 2015 and 2016. The average yield was 3.384% for a bond maturing in July 2015, a considerable decrease in yield compared to December when similar bonds were sold at a yield of 5.518%. Italy sold EUR 12 billion in bills with maturities of up to 1 year. The average yield on a one-year bill was 2.735%, the yields on similar bills was 5.952% in December.
On Wall Street the S&P 500 increased by 0.23% to 1295,50 points. The Dow Jones index increased by 0.17% to 12,471.02 points. In Amsterdam the AEX index fell by 0.43% to 310.30.
The 6M Euribor decreased by 1 basis point to 1.53%. The 10Y Swap remained unchanged at 2.31%.
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