Investor Confidence in High-Yield Loans Deteriorates, LevX Index Shows

(Bloomberg) -- Investor confidence in high-risk,
high-yield loans deteriorated for the third straight day,
according to traders of credit-default swaps on European debt.

The iTraxx LevX Index of contracts on loans to 35 companies
today fell 0.1 to 97.90, reversing earlier gains, according to
Deutsche Bank AG. The index fell to 97.50 last week, the lowest
since it started trading in October.


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Leveraged Buyout Credit Quality at Nine-Month Low, Loan Derivatives Show

(Bloomberg) -- Investor confidence in the ability
of companies to repay debt used to finance leveraged buyouts
fell to the lowest in at least nine months in Europe as lenders
shun risky assets.

The iTraxx LevX Index of credit-default swaps on loans to
35 European companies owned by buyout firms from Blackstone
Group LP in New York to London-based Apax Partners Worldwide LLC
fell to 97.75, the lowest since the index started last October,
according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The LevX reached a high
of 101.53 in February and traded at 98.76 yesterday.


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