July 02, 2011

Greek, Spanish, Italian Bonds Gain Amid Debt-Crisis Optimism

July 1 (Bloomberg) -- Greek two-year notes led gains by securities from the euro region's most indebted countries as speculation that the Mediterranean nation will default subsided, boosting demand for higher-yielding assets.

German 10-year government bonds snapped four days of declines as data showed growth in euro-region manufacturing slowed for a third month in June. Spanish bonds gained for a fourth day after Greece's lawmakers approved a budget-cutting package and banks lined up behind debt-rollover plans. Ten-year German yields have jumped 18 basis points this week, the biggest five-day increase in seven months.