Spain and Italy faced an increase in cost of borrowing

Source: Marketwatch
Spain and Italy faced an increase in bond yields after news that Greek default is expected to force these countries to look for further financial aid. 10-year yields on Spanish debt jumped from 4.95% to 5.05% on Monday while Italy's 10-year debt yields added 10 basis points approaching 4.97%. Meanwhile, yields on the two-year Span's debt eased up to 2.31% while the same debt yields in Italy attained 1.80%. However, the cost of borrowing still remained at the lowest level in the latest months.

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