Personal note: as of today March 9,2012 spread further reduced to 287 points ( got almost to 700 about 5 weeks ago)
Positive performance against Spanish bonds continues
(ANSA) - Rome, March 5 - The spread between Italian and German 10-year bonds closed at 310.4 points Monday, practically unvaried from Friday's close at 310.7 points, while the yield was slightly up to 4.96%. Italy's 10-year bonds closed the gap on the Spanish Bonos with a yield of 4.97%, continuing Friday's positive performance in Italy's favor for the first time since August. The spread between the German Bund and Spanish Bonos closed at 318.1 points on Monday. Both the bond spread and yield are considered important financial-market confidence indicators of Italy's economic strength against the eurozone crisis.