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Italy-Germany bond spread opens lower at 107.6 points
The gap between the yields on Italian and German government bonds opened at 107.6 points on Monday, October 12.
It was 109 points when trading closed on Friday.
The bonds are known as BTPs in Italy and Bunds in Germany.
The spread measures how much higher or lower one country’s borrowing yield is than the other’s.
Italy’s annual bond yield fell by 2 points to 4.55%, while Germany’s fell by 1.8 points to 3.46%.
France’s yield also declined, by 1.3 points to 4.84%.
The figures describe market movements at the opening of trading.
The spread between Italian BTPs and German Bunds opened at 107.6 points, down from 109 points at Friday’s close.
The annual yield on Italian bonds fell by 2 points to 4.55%.
The annual yield on German bonds fell by 1.8 points to 3.46%.
The annual yield on French bonds fell by 1.3 points to 4.84%.
- Who
- Italian BTPs and German Bunds.
- What
- Their spread opened at 107.6 points, down from 109 points at Friday’s close.
- When
- 12 October 2026.
- Where
- Milan, according to the article’s dateline.
- Why
- Not stated.
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- Spread at opening
- 107.6 points
- Spread at Friday’s close
- 109 points
- Italian annual bond yield
- 4.55%, down 2 points
- German annual bond yield
- 3.46%, down 1.8 points
- French annual bond yield
- 4.84%, down 1.3 points
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