September 2000
Welcome to the Monthly Standard & Poor's J.J. Kenny Municipal Market Summary. In an effort to exceed your expectations, we are offering you an inside look at the spreads currently affecting municipal bond prices. This brief composite is intended to further open the doors of communication and minimize confusion pertaining to bond market valuations. Please feel free to contact Len Coviello at (212) 438-4408 to offer your comments as we continue to "partner" forward with you, our valued customer.
National, GO, Par Bond,Current Call Yield Curve
  AAA Ins BBB Ins Zero
5 yr 4.53 4.66 5.16 4.92
10 yr 4.81 4.94 5.55 5.17
15 yr 5.27 5.40 6.02 5.64
20 yr 5.49 5.63 6.26 5.90
25 yr 5.56 5.69 6.34 6.00
30 yr 5.59 5.73 6.37 6.01
Yield Differential From Previous Month
  AAA Ins BBB
5 yr -0.10 -0.13 -0.11
10 yr -0.12 -0.13 -0.12
15 yr -0.12 -0.13 -0.13
20 yr -0.10 -0.12 -0.12
25 yr -0.10 -0.10 -0.11
30 yr -0.10 -0.11 -0.12
Coupon Spreads for Insureds
  4.50% 4.75% 5.00% 5.25% 5.375% 5.50% 5.75% 6.00% 6.25%
30 yr 23 18 7 3 0 0 2 -15 -23
Key Financial Indicators
US 30 Yr Treas Yield 5.88%
US 10 Yr Treas Yield 5.79%
DJ Industrial Average 10650.55
Nasdaq 3672.40
S & P 500 1436.48
Blue List Volume 2.8 Billion

PreRefunded Scale (Mid Year, Rerated)

2001 4.36
2002 4.47
2003 4.54
2004 4.58
2005 4.62
2006 4.67
2007 4.73
General Market Comments: Increased supply through September has taken its toll on the tax exempt market. Coupled with a weaker taxable market, municipal yields increased 10 to 12 basis points from 5 yrs and longer. An erratic equity market and rising oil prices, despite no immediate expectation of Fed intervention, also did nothing to calm fears of higher rates.

High Yield Report: Mutual fund flows remained neutral for the month of September with retail accounts continuing to reach for yield. This gave institutional accounts an opportunity to sell smaller blocks at full offered side prices. Two new issues of note negotiated in September were the 140mm Las Vegas Monorail Project NR/NR which had a maximum yield term in 2040 yielding a 7.75% and the 448mm Kentucky Health which included 120mm nr/nr A- by Fitch yielding a 6.97%. Both of these issues managed to trade up 5 to 10 basis points from issue, which is a good indication of the continued improvement in our market.

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