France to sell 7.0-8.0bn euros of bonds next Thursday

PARIS: France is to sell 7.0 to 8.0 billion euros of bonds at an auction on November 19, debt management agency Agence France Tresor said on Friday.

The debt agency said in a statement it would offer the 4.25 percent OAT bond maturing October 2018, the 0.25 percent November 2020 OAT and the 2.25 percent October 2022 OAT.

All lines have a settlement date of November 2015.

AFT said it would also sell inflation-linked bonds at a separate auction on the same day.

The 0.25 percent July 2024 OATei, the 1.85 percent July 2027 OATei and the 3.15 percent July 2032 OATei will be offered.