Stagnating Demand for Lebanese Eurobonds on Friday

The volatility on the Lebanese Eurobonds market over the past week calmed down on Friday. The BLOM Bond Index (BBI) stagnated at 105.72 points, with a year-to-date loss of 1.63%. Yields on the 5Y and 10Y Lebanese Eurobonds steadied at 5.60% and 6.46%, respectively. On another note, with the drop in demand for U.S. medium term notes, the 5Y spread between Lebanese Eurobonds and their US counterpart narrowed by 3 bps to 408 bps. The Lebanese 5Y Credit Default Swaps (CDS) tightened from their previous quotes of 373-398 bps to 370-395 bps.

 

LastPrevious ChangeY-t-D Change
BBI105.719105.7190.00%-1.63%
Weighted Yield5.74%5.74%4 bps
Duration (Years)5.035.03
5Y Bond Yield5.60%5.60%0bps
5Y Spread*408411-3bps
10Y Bond Yield6.46%6.46%0bps
10Y Spread*427428-1bps

*Between Lebanese and U.S notes

 PriceYield Yield Change (in bps)
Nov. 2016100.794.05%-1
Mar. 2017106.384.71%-1
Oct. 2017100.54.75%0
Jun. 2018100.884.81%0
Nov. 2018100.385.02%0
Apr. 2019100.55.35%0
Mar. 20201035.62%0
Apr. 2020100.755.61%0
Apr. 2021110.755.97%0
Oct. 2022100.755.97%0
Jan. 202399.886.02%0
Dec. 2024105.636.19%0
Feb. 202599.256.31%0
Nov. 2026100.56.53%0
Nov. 2027101.256.60%0
Feb. 203099.56.70%0

 

 

 

 

 

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