(ANSAmed) - MADRID, APRIL 24 - The Spanish Treasury has today
placed 1.93 billion euros in 3 and 6-month bonds, some way below
the fixed target of 2 billion, though there was significant
demand and a greater rate of interest than during the previous
auction. some 729 million euros in 3-month bonds were issued,
with demand 7.6 times the amount and interest of 0.63% compared
to 0.381% at the previous auction. A total of 1.21 billion
euros in 6-month 'bonos' were also issued, with profitability of
1.5% compared to the 0.836% figure at the previous auction.
Today's auction took place in a climate of great market pressure
on Spanish public debt, a day on from a black Monday, which saw
the Ibex market index go below 7,000 points and a spread between
the 10-year Spanish bono and the reference German bund at 430
base points at the opening of the day's trading. (ANSAmed).
