17 Apr 2013 17:49

Russian Eurobonds down, spread widens

MOSCOW. April 17 (Interfax) - Russian Eurobonds fell while US Treasuries edged up in price on Wednesday.

Russia's benchmark 2030 bond was down 36 basis points from Friday's closing at 5.12 p.m. Moscow time to 125.33%, yielding 2.96% p.a. (2.91% at the same time Tuesday).

Ten-year US Treasuries were up just 9 bps to 102.56%, yielding 1.71 p.a. (1.72% p.a. at the same time on Monday).

Spread in yield between these and UST10 widened 6 bps to 125 bp.