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ROME, June 9 (Reuters) - Foreign investors bought 85.4% of a new 10-year BTP bond issued by Italy, the Treasury said on Wednesday.
Rome sold 10 billion euros ($12.18 billion) of the note on Tuesday through a syndicated deal, attracting orders for almost 68 billion euros.
More than 330 investors took part in the transaction, it said in a statement. They came from about 35 different countries.
Among foreign investors, the most relevant share of the issuance, equal to 80%, was allotted to European investors, in particular to the UK (43.1%). The residual share of the issue, equal to 5.4%, was subscribed by investors from outside Europe, in particular from North America (2.3%) and Asia (3.1%).