Greece raises 2.5 bln euros from 5-yr 社債, attracts strong 需要・要求する

By Lefteris Papadimas and Renee Maltezou

ATHENS, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Greece raised 2.5 billion euros from a new five-year 社債 at a 比較して 競争の激しい 産する/生じる, 製図/抽選 strong 需要・要求する in a small but 重要な step に向かって refinancing its 負債 from markets after years of tight 監督 under bailouts.

The 社債 問題/発行する, 産する/生じるing 3.6 パーセント and the country's first since its third international 救助(する) 一括 ended in August, drew 投資家 orders 価値(がある) four times the 問題/発行する's size, 政府 公式の/役人s said on Tuesday.

Athens has 実験(する)d market appetite for its 負債 in 最近の years, while under the watch of its bailout creditors. It sold 3 billion euros ($3.4 billion) of seven-year 社債s nearly a year ago.

Greece has enough cash to 返す 概略で 12 billion euros in 貸付金s that 落ちる 予定 this year and can stay afloat up to 2021. But it wants to return to 社債 markets as a 正規の/正選手 borrower after nearly a 10年間 in 危機.

"If you look at the 投資家s who 参加するd, you will notice a 重要な 移行 from hedge 基金s to normal 投資家s," 大蔵大臣 Euclid Tsakalotos told 議会. "Greece is changing 部類."

He said the 社債's coupon was lower than 3.5 パーセント.

At 3.6 パーセント, the 産する/生じる was lower than 初期の 指導/手引 of 3.75-3.875 パーセント, but still high compared to Greece's euro zone peers. http://tmsnrt.rs/2ii2Bqr

"The fact that Greece returned to 社債 markets without any support from its 貸す人s or a bailout 保証(人) is a very 重要な 開発," said Takis Zamanis, 長,指導者 仲買人 at Beta 安全s.

"Greece can 達成する a lower 産する/生じる next time, as long as it continues 会計の 改良 成果/努力s. It 目的(とする)s for a 産する/生じる closer to that of other euro zone countries."

Greece's 10-year 社債 産する/生じる fell five basis points to 4.00 パーセント, its lowest level since 早期に August. Five-year 社債 産する/生じるs were 負かす/撃墜する 4 bps at 2.99 パーセント and not far off 最近の lows.

BofA Merrill Lyn ch, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley and SG CIB were 共同の lead 経営者/支配人s for the 処理/取引.

Greece has said it 計画(する)s to raise up to 7 billion euros from the 社債 market this year. Tsakalotos said that Tuesday's 問題/発行する accounted for 36 パーセント of what Greece 目的(とする)d to raise.

As a safety 逮捕する, Athens has built a 26 billion euro cash 衝撃を和らげるもの from 未使用の bailout 貸付金s and money raised from markets. ($1 = 0.8755 euros) (付加 報告(する)/憶測ing by Abhinav Ramnarayan and Dhara Ranasinghein London; 令状ing by Renee Maltezou; Editing by Catherine Evans and John Stonestreet)

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