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greece leads increase in sovereign debt on restructuring bets
by abigail moses - dec 23, 2010 1:52 pm gmt+0100
greece led an increase in the cost of insuring sovereign debt on speculation the government will restructure its debt.
Credit-default swaps on greece jumped 33.5 basis points to 1,014.5, the highest in a month, according to cma. The markit itraxx sovx western europe index of swaps on 15 governments rose 4 basis points to a record 206.
greece unofficially informed european union officials and the european central bank that after 2013 it will seek an extension on all outstanding debt and a reduction in interest, ta nea newspaper reported, without citing anyone. No cut in the face value of the debt is planned, the athens-based daily said.
“if greece can extend the loan and lower coupon payments, that’s probably positive,” said greg venizelos, a credit strategist at bnp paribas sa in london. “if it escalates to a discussion about haircutting debt, that’s another thing.”
spokesmen for the greek finance ministry, the bank of greece and the ecb declined to comment on the report.
greek central bank chief george provopoulos, government adviser lucas papademos and bankers have met on the restructuring plan in recent weeks, ta nea said. Greece received a 110 billion-euro ($144 billion) bailout from the eu and international monetary fund in may.
Swaps on portugal increased 6 basis points to 493, italy rose 5 to 231 and ireland was 3.5 higher at 597.5, cma prices show.
“spreads are marked wider, but there’s hardly any trading,” venizelos said.
the markit itraxx crossover index of 50 companies with mostly high-yield credit ratings rose 3 basis points to 439.5 and the markit itraxx europe index of 125 investment-grade companies was up 1 at 105.5, according to jpmorgan chase & co.
A basis point on a credit-default swap contract protecting 10 million euros of debt from default for five years is equivalent to 1,000 euros a year.
Credit-default swaps pay the buyer face value in exchange for the underlying securities or the cash equivalent should a company fail to adhere to its debt agreements.
(bloomberg)
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