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Credit market snapshot: slightly tighter as investors await news from Greece

Thursday, January 26, 2012

Credit edged slightly tighter yesterday with investors still awaiting news from Greece. Credit generally outperformed equities over the day, with European stock markets down for the day. European credit has rallied this morning, with Crossover 23 basis points tighter, Main 4bp tighter, and SovX moving in by 8bp following news that the US Federal Reserve intends to keep interest rates at "near zero" until 2014.

 

25-Jan-12 close change on day
iTraxx Main 149.7 -0.5
iTraxx Crossover 634.9 -1.4
CDX NA IG 102.0 -1.8
CDX NA HY 97.5 +0.8
SovX WE 327.8 -1.0



All bp except CDX NA HY (pp). Source: Markit

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20 Feb
CFlux USD AAA  ↓ 94.9
CFlux USD AA  ↑ 86.5
CFlux USD A  ↑ 77.4
CFlux USD BBB  ↑ 74.1
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