Monday, July 30, 2007

Treasuries Advance After Index of Corporate Bond Risk Increases

(Bloomberg) -- Treasuries rose as a gauge of
corporate bond risk surged, fueling speculation losses on
securities backed by subprime mortgages will worsen.

The yield on the 10-year note fell 1 basis point, or 0.01
percentage point, to 4.75 percent as of 11:46 a.m. in London,
according to bond broker Cantor Fitzgerald LP. The price of the 4
1/2 percent note due May 2017 rose 3/32, or 94 cents per $1,000
face amount, to 98 01/32. Yields move inversely to bond prices.


Read more at Bloomberg Bonds News

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