Midday commentary: Primary market muted; GE Capital notes trade better in secondary

By Aleesia Forni

Columbus, Ohio, Jan. 4 - The primary market is expected to remain quiet on Friday, while the fixed-rate tranches of General Electric Capital Corp.'s new deal were trading tighter early during the session, a trader said.

The $1.4 billion of 1% three-year notes was seen at 68 bps bid, 65 bps offered after trading at 68 bps offered late Thursday.

The notes sold at a spread of Treasuries plus 72 bps on Thursday.

The $2 billion tranche of 3.1% 10-year notes was quoted 3 bps better at 119 bps bid, 117 bps offered.

The notes sold at a spread of 122 bps over Treasuries before tightening to 122 bps bid, 118 bps offered on Thursday.

General Electric Capital also priced a $600 million tranche of floating-rate notes as part of the $4 billion offering.

The funding arm of General Electric Co. is based in Norwalk, Conn.

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