Argentina took advantage of market conditions to place the third tranche of its dollar-denominated Bonar VII bond issue, Thursday, achieving a yield of 7.71% - at the low end of market expectations. The sovereign sold $500 million of the seven-year paper, which matures December 2013. The Republic last issued the securities in November when it achieved a yield of 8.03%. The government has $500 million left of the $2 billion program. Argentina’s external financing needs in the first quarter of this year total $3.76 billion.
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