Wednesday 2 February 2011

Egypt debt insurance costs fall sharply - Markit | Reuters

The cost of insuring Egyptian debt against default fell sharply on Wednesday on ebbing concerns about political unrest, which had led to a spike in CDS prices in recent days.

Expectations of a smooth transfer of power in Egypt rose after President Hosni Mubarak said he would stand down later this year.

Egyptian five-year credit default swaps fell 69 basis points from Tuesday's closing levels to 364 bps, according to Markit, and are down nearly 100 bps from April 2009 peaks hit in recent days.

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