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Egypt cancels 5-year T-bond issue, 10-year bond yield jumps

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CAIRO: Egypt cancelled Monday's 5-year treasury bond issue, while the average yield on the 10-year bond jumped more than 21 basis points, the Finance Ministry said on Monday.

The average yield on the 10-year bonds sharply rose to 15.999 percent on Monday from 15.788 percent in the previous auction on Feb. 15.

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