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| 5/10/2013Market Performance |
| Municipal Bonds |
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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/BGCantor US Treasury Bond |
400.09 |
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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 Seeking AAA-Protection Boost Microsoft Paper |
Forbes.com - July 28, 2011 - posted by ANDREW WILKINSON
Corporate bonds followed the lead of U.S. Treasuries undeterred by an ugly GDP report in which growth in the three months through March simply fell down the plughole. Undeterred by disappointment generated by the report and undaunted by the struggle towards agreement on raising the roof in the House, equity traders brought stock benchmarks back to breakeven while corporate bond yields kept track of the declines on government yields.
Non-Investment Grade –
Boston Scientific Corp. (BSX) – We noted in Thursday’s report how popular bonds issued by the heart-implant device-maker were following the announcement of cost-saving measures. Five bond series issued by the company are in demand again on Friday as investors hope that a single upgrade might be enough to elevate the company to investment grade status following the second-quarter repayment of some outstanding debt. Most active heading into the weekend are its 2015 issue along with its 6% coupon maturing January 2020 where investors drove the yield-to-maturity lower to 4.07%. Total volume on the five issues in action today stood at almost $60mm.
Investment Grade –
Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) – The computer software giant’s longer-dated bonds were in demand as investors continued to look to alternatives to treasury bonds. Microsoft’s AAA-Moody’s rated paper maturing in February 2041 rose in price by $1.29 per $1,000 investment driving its yield lower on the day to 4.72%. The issue was the most-actively traded investment grade on Friday. Meanwhile shares in the company slid by 0.8% to $27.50.
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