UK’s US$16bil bond sale smashes records


The sale smashes a previous all-time high for gilt demand set just last month. — Reuters

LONDON: The United Kingdom sold a record £13bil (US$16.2bil) of 10-year bonds after attracting the highest-ever demand for such securities from investors keen to lock in yields near multi-decade highs.

The government received £142bil of orders for the new debt, sold via banks in a syndication, according to the country’s Debt Management Office (DMO).

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