CDSs tighten on insurance and pharmaceutical firms

The cost of credit protection on insurance and pharmaceutical firms fell in early trading today, while spreads on financials and Scandinavian sovereigns widened.

Five-year senior credit default swap (CDS) spreads referencing London-based insurance group Aviva tightened to 181.6 basis points at 10:30am London time from 202.5bp at the close of trading yesterday, according to data from credit information specialist CMA DataVision.

CDSs on Munich-based financial services giant Allianz moved in to 92.5bp from 102.9bp as it nears the completion of a deal to sell its Dresdner Bank division to Commerzbank. Swiss insurer Zurich saw spreads tighten to 117bp from

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