WSJ:Key US Dollar, Euro Libor Fall; Sterling Rate Unchanged
LONDON (Dow Jones)--The cost of borrowing dollars and euros for three months in the London interbank market fell Thursday, while the sterling rate was unchanged.
Data from the British Bankers' Association showed the three-month dollar London Interbank Offered Rate, or Libor, was fixed at 0.47355%, down from 0.47455% Wednesday.
The spread between the three-month dollar Libor and overnight index swaps, a barometer of market stress, narrowed to 36.0 basis points from 36.1 basis points.
Sterling borrowing costs for three months were flat at 1.04088%, while the euro rate fell to 0.81429% from 0.82400% Wednesday.
-By Tommy Stubbington, Dow Jones Newswires; +44-20-7842-9268; tommy.stubbington@dowjones.com
