By Emese Bartha

 

Belgium sold 5 billion euros ($5.70 billion) in new 10-year government bonds with maturity in June 2032, garnering more than EUR21 billion in demand by the close of order books, in a syndicated transaction on Tuesday, one of the joint book-runner banks said.

The demand includes EUR1.9 billion joint lead manager interest, the same bank said.

The spread on the bond was set 6 basis points below midswaps.

The book-runner banks of the deal are BNP Paribas Fortis, Citi, J.P. Morgan, Natixis and Nomura.

 

Write to Emese Bartha at emese.bartha@wsj.com

 

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

January 18, 2022 06:50 ET (11:50 GMT)

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