Bangkok--2 Nov--Standard & Poor's
As we near the end of the week, Standard & Poor's investment-grade and speculative-grade bond prices remain near levels seen at this point last week. The investment-grade composite index spread fell one basis point to 224 basis points (bps) on Thursday. Speculative-grade spreads dropped 6 bps to 691 bps. By rating, 'AA' and 'BBB' held at 149 bps and 281 bps, respectively. 'A' fell one basis point to 188 bps from Wednesday. The 'BB', 'B', and 'CCC' composites dropped 5 bps each to 495 bps, 670 bps, and 1096 bps, respectively.
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