European Debt-Insurance Costs At Highest Since January - Wall Street Journal

-- iTraxx CDS indexes widen to levels not seen since start of the year

-- Greek exit fears weigh on sentiment as second election looms

-- Bank debt insurance costs rise on Greece exposure concerns

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LONDON (Dow Jones)--The cost of insuring European sovereign and corporate debt against default rose Wednesday to its highest since January as fears escalate about a Greek exit from the euro zone.

A last-ditch attempt by ...

-- iTraxx CDS indexes widen to levels not seen since start of the year

-- Greek exit fears weigh on sentiment as second election looms

-- Bank debt insurance costs rise on Greece exposure concerns

(Rewrites throughout; adds background, comment, updates levels.)

LONDON (Dow Jones)--The cost of insuring European sovereign and corporate debt against default rose Wednesday to its highest since January as fears escalate about a Greek exit from the euro zone.

A last-ditch attempt by ...