Scotiabank, Suntory, Nordic Investment Bank price notes; Italy prints tight on strong demand

By Cristal Cody

Tupelo, Miss., Oct. 9 – High-grade deal volume on Wednesday included new issues in both the corporate and sovereign, supranational and agency primary markets.

Bank of Nova Scotia sold $1 billion of three-year senior bail-inable notes.

Japanese brewer Suntory Holdings Ltd. brought $500 million of five-year senior notes to the market.

Meanwhile, Italy priced $7 billion of global notes in three tranches with the issues printing 10 basis points to 15 bps tighter than guidance.

The deal saw heavy demand with $19 billon of orders.

Nordic Investment Bank also sold $1 billion of three-year global notes during the session.

Week to date, more than $25 billion of corporate and sovereign, supranational and agency bonds have priced.

The Markit CDX North American Investment Grade 33 index tightened over the session and closed more than 1 bp better at a spread of 62 bps.

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