Spain Joins France to Seek $18 Billion in Bonds
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France sold 8 billion euros ($10.5 billion) in debt today as risks linked to the French presidential election drove up yields.
The amount sold was at the maximum target set by Agence France Tresor, the country’s debt-management body. France sold 2.7 billion euros of benchmark five-year debt at an average yield of 1.83 percent, up from 1.78 percent on March 15.