At the meeting of the Governing Council of the ECB on Thursday, the focus of this week is on the market, which is starting to move at a “lower pace” in view of the Easter of Catholics.
The result of the first round of the presidential elections in France offered a relief, however, the pressures on the bond markets remain unabated. Prices fell today, mainly in the major European markets, while the regional ones did not follow with the same intensity, as a result of which the margin of Greek bonds was reduced.
In the domestic bond market and more specifically in HDAT, transactions of 162 million euros were recorded, of which 72 million euros related to purchase orders. The yield on the 10-year bond remained at 2.84% against 0.80% of the corresponding German bond, with the result that the margin stood at 2.04% from 2.15% closed at the end of the previous week.
In the foreign exchange market, the euro is moving higher against the dollar, as early in the afternoon the European currency was trading at $ 1,080 from the level of $ 1,067 where it was when the market opened.
The indicative price for the euro / dollar exchange rate announced by the ECB was set at $ 1,090.
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