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| 5/10/2013Market Performance |
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S&P National Bond Index
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3.00% |
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S&P California Bond Index
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2.96% |
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S&P New York Bond Index
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3.13% |
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S&P National 0-5 Year Municipal Bond Index
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0.70% |
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S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index
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848.03 |
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S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index (CAD)
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636.26 |
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S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index (TR)
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1,701.05 |
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S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index (TR) (CAD)
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1,276.26 |
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S&P REIT Index
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174.07 |
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S&P REIT Index (TR)
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425.30 |
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S&P MLP Index
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2,469.58 |
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S&P MLP Index (TR)
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5,428.50 |
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Investors pile into corporate bonds |
Investment Week - Jan. 18, 2011 - by Emma Dunkley
Bond sales have hit record levels in US markets in the first two weeks of the year, with about $67bn (£42bn) of new bonds sold, according to Thomson Reuters.
Read more: http://www.investmentweek.co.uk/investment-week/news/1937760/investors-pile-corporate-bonds#ixzz1BV4ijPTc
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Most of the bond sales have come from non-US financial companies, such as HSBC and Lloyds Banking Group, marking the busiest start to the year on record, the Financial Times reports.
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Appetite for high yield debt has also been strong - analysts estimate $15.5bn of junk bonds - or sub-investment grade bonds - were sold last week, equivalent to the record weekly sales reached in August last year.
Despite the strong demand for bonds, investors are still wary about the credit they purchase.
The eurozone sovereign debt crisis mean new bonds offered by European banks, which may have exposure to such debt, are being issued with yields above existing bonds, with premiums rising to 15bp in some cases.
Speaking to the FT, Barclays Capital managing director Anne Daley says: "Investors still have money to put to work. However, especially for bonds sold by non-US financials, new issue concessions continue to rise."
The first month of the year is typically busy in the bond markets, as borrowers plan to tackle their funding needs, while investors seek buying opportunities.
Read more: http://www.investmentweek.co.uk/investment-week/news/1937760/investors-pile-corporate-bonds#ixzz1BV4kvtCF
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