23 May 2017 18:59

Russian Eurobond prices little changed as UST stable

MOSCOW. May 23 (Interfax) - Most Russian Eurobond prices were little changed on Tuesday as US Treasuries were stable.

The benchmark Russia 2030 bond was down 6 basis points 6:15 p.m. Moscow time at 120.52%, yielding 2.28% per annum, up 1 bp. Four-year US Treasuries were up 1 basis point to 101.20%, yielding 1.48% per annum, virtually unchanged. Spread between the two sets of bonds widened 1 bp to 80 bps.

The 2043 bond rose 17 basis points to 117.32%, with yield down 1 point to 4.72% per annum; the 2042 bond grew 24 basis points to 113.54%, with yield down 1 bp to 4.70%; the 2026 bond was down 16 bps to 105.61%, yielding 4% per annum, up 2 bps; and the 2023 bond fell 8 points to 108.7%, with yield up 1 bps to 3.33%.