Issue from Korea Exchange Bank; Cemex suffers; Kazakhstan deal in focus; Pemex in demand

By Christine Van Dusen

Atlanta, Oct. 7 – Korea Exchange Bank printed notes and investors eyed the new bonds from Kazakhstan on a Tuesday that saw wider spreads for most emerging markets assets.

“A vast percentage of the market was focused on the return of Kazakhstan to the capital markets,” a London-based trader said.

“This morning we saw sellers of the 10-year around 98.45 to 98.50, but prices have since fallen below reoffer,” a London-based analyst said. “The 30-year is also trading below reoffer.”

In other trading on Tuesday, Russia’s corporate bonds kept up with the move in U.S. Treasuries, and credit default swaps spreads were 1 bp tighter.

Bonds from the Middle East saw a little bit more activity on Tuesday, even though many investors and issuers were still observing the Eid holidays, a London-based trader said.

Looking to Latin America, Mexico’s Cemex SAB de CV was hit hard on Tuesday on the news that the company is considering a joint bid with CRH for the assets that Lafarge, Holcim is selling before a merger, a New York-based trader said.

Meanwhile, Brazil-based Petroleo Brasileiro was up about 5 bps, mostly in response to Treasury moves, with the 2044s underperforming and the 2021s doing well.

The final book for Mexico-based Petroleos Mexicanos SAB de CV (Pemex) two-tranche issue of $2.5 billion notes due in 2025 and 2044 was $12.6 billion from 35 orders, a market source said.

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