Demand for Long-Term Lebanese Eurobonds Fell on Tuesday

Demand for long term Lebanese Eurobonds weakened on Tuesday in parallel to the slight improvement in demand for short term ones. Accordingly, the BLOM Bond Index (BBI) down ticked by 0.08% to 107.12 points. The yield on the 10Y Lebanese Eurobonds went up by 3 basis points (bps) to 6.22% while that of the 5Y steadied at 5.33%.  The spread between the yield on the 5Y Lebanese Eurobonds and its US comparable narrowed by 8 bps to 373 bps noting that demand for medium-term US notes regressed. Meanwhile, the Lebanese 5Y Credit Default Swaps (CDS) stabilized at a range of 353-381 bps for the 5th consecutive session.

0LastPrevious ChangeY-t-D %Change
BBI107.12107.21-0.08%-0.32%
Weighted Yield5.47%5.46%0 bps
Duration (Years)5.085.08
5Y Bond Yield5.33%5.33%0bps
5Y Spread*373381-8bps
10Y Bond Yield6.22%6.19%3bps
10Y Spread*399403-4bps

 

*Between Lebanese and U.S notes

 PriceYield Yield Change (in bps)
Nov. 2016100.894.00%-6
Mar. 2017107.364.27%2
Oct. 2017101.134.45%-6
Jun. 2018101.454.60%0
Nov. 2018101.194.75%-6
Apr. 2019101.55.05%0
Mar. 2020104.135.35%3
Apr. 2020101.755.37%0
Apr. 20211135.55%2
Oct. 2022101.885.77%2
Jan. 20231015.83%0
Dec. 2024106.886.02%0
Feb. 2025100.886.08%2
Nov. 2026102.56.29%2
Nov. 2027103.56.34%1
Feb. 2030101.56.49%5

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