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Italian and Spanish government bond yields fall

Published December 20, 2011 Updated December 20, 2011 11:03am

Italian 10-year yields fell 10 basis points to 6.76 percent, narrowing the spread over Bunds to 485 bps.

Spanish 10-year yields were 6 bps lower at 5.20 percent.

However, there is room for disappointment with many analysts believing the banks may use the funds to roll over their own debt rather then buy government bonds that could eventually cause them mark-to-market losses.

Copyright Reuters, 2011