Slight Improvement for Medium-Term Lebanese Eurobonds on Thursday

Demand for medium-term Lebanese Eurobonds barely improved on Thursday as the BLOM Bond Index (BBI) ticked up by 0.02% to 107.24. The yield on the 10Y Lebanese Eurobonds remained at 6.06% while that of the 5Y slipped by 1 basis point (bp) to 5.16%. The spread between the yield on the 5Y Lebanese Eurobonds and its US comparable broadened by 3 bps to 351 as the  demand for medium-term US notes progressed at a faster pace than that of the Lebanese market. Meanwhile, the Lebanese 5Y Credit Default Swaps (CDS) steadied at 355-380 bps for the 10th consecutive session.

0LastPreviousChange
BBI107.24107.220.02%
Weighted Yield5.45%5.46%-1bps
Duration (Years)5.105.10 0years
5Y Bond Yield5.16%5.17%-1bps
5Y Spread*351348 3bps
10Y Bond Yield6.06%6.06% 0bps
10Y Spread*378373 5bps

 PriceYield Yield Change (in bps)
Nov. 2016100.854.05%0
Mar. 2017107.454.29%0
Oct. 2017101.124.46%0
Jun. 2018101.464.60%0
Nov. 2018101.234.74%0
Apr. 2019101.754.98%0
Mar. 2020104.385.29%0
Apr. 2020101.885.34%0
Apr. 2021113.255.51%0
Oct. 20221025.75%0
Jan. 20231015.83%0
Dec. 2024106.886.03%0
Feb. 20251016.06%0
Nov. 2026102.636.27%0
Nov. 2027103.636.32%0
Feb. 2030101.636.47%0

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