SYDNEY, Nov 19 (Reuters) - China has raised 4 billion
euros ($4.6 billion) in a two-tranche bond issuance with strong
demand from investors despite a spike in global market
volatility, according to a term sheet reviewed by Reuters on
Wednesday.
A four-year tranche raised 2 billion euros at the mid-swap
rate plus 5 basis points, the term sheet showed. The initial
price guidance was mid-swap plus 28 basis points.
A seven-year tranche raised 2 billion euros at the mid-swap
rate plus 13 basis points, compared to an initial price guidance
of mid-swap plus 38 basis points.
The bonds, issued through China's Ministry of Finance, were
26 times oversubscribed with demand of more than 100 billion
euros, according to people familiar with the matter.
The finance ministry did not immediately respond to a faxed
request for comment.
A fresh bout of risk-off sentiment that has swept global
markets in the past three days hasn't dissuaded investors from
buying the bonds.
The selloff in stock markets this week comes as investors
await Nvidia Corp's ( NVDA ) earnings on Wednesday and key U.S.
economic data, including the September non-farm payroll figures,
due out on Thursday.
A high-grade sovereign issuer like China was attractive to
investors during periods of market volatility, according to
bankers who worked on the deal.
The euro issuance came two weeks after China raised $4
billion in a dollar transaction which drew demand nearly 30
times the size of the deal.
China raised 2 billion euros in bonds in September last
year, where demand was eight times larger than the deal size.
An easing in U.S.-China trade and geopolitical tensions
helped by a meeting between President Donald Trump and his
Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in South Korea in late October
had prompted international investors to invest in China again,
bankers said.
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