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Ireland sells 1.25bn euros of 10, 19-year bonds

Published February 8, 2018 Updated February 8, 2018 02:35pm

Ireland sold the two bonds at yields of 1.13 percent and 1.59 percent, with the latter longer-date issued receiving more demand, twice the number of bids than the value of the paper on offer, the country's debt agency said.

Ireland has now raised 5.25 billion euros of its planned 14 to 18 billion euros issuance of long-term debt this year.

 

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