Comcast, Verizon, Kimco Realty, Ryder, KfW price; Nordic Investment Bank markets notes

By Cristal Cody

Tupelo, Miss., Aug. 1 – Investment-grade bond issuance stayed strong for a second consecutive session on Tuesday with corporate and SSA deals in the primary market.

In corporate issuance, Comcast Corp. sold $2.5 billion of notes in two tranches.

Verizon Communications Inc. came with two bond deals.

Kimco Realty Corp. priced an $850 million two-part offering of notes.

Washington Prime Group LP placed $750 million of seven-year notes.

Celgene Corp. sold $500 million of four-year senior notes.

Ryder System, Inc. brought $300 million of five-year medium-term notes to the primary market on Tuesday.

In SSA primary action, KfW priced $1 billion of four-year notes.

Nederlandse Waterschapsbank NV sold $500 million of 18-month floating-rate notes.

Coming up, Nordic Investment Bank (Aaa/AAA) plans to price a $500 million offering of two-year global notes.

The Markit CDX North American Investment Grade index firmed about 1 basis point to close at a spread of 56 bps.

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