Thursday, May 3, 2007

Saudi Arabia Saad Sells $650 Million Islamic Bond; Nation's Second Largest

(Bloomberg) -- Saudi Arabia's Saad Trading Contracting & Financial Services Co., owned by billionaire Maan al-Sanea, sold $650 million of Islamic bonds, the second-largest sale of such securities by a company from the nation.

The floating-rate bonds maturing in May 2012 were sold to yield 85 basis points more than the six-month, dollar London interbank offered rate, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Six-month Libor is 5.358 percent. A basis point is 0.01 percentage point.


Read more at Bloomberg Bonds News

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