GECC launches one billion euro bond sale

LONDON, April 3 (Reuters) - General Electric's financing arm on Thursday launched a one billion euro five-year bond, lead managers Banco Santander Central Hispano, Barclays Capital and Deutsche Bank said.

The deal matures on April 9, 2008 and will be priced later on Thursday to yield 33 basis points more than benchmark swaps, the banks said.

On Tuesday General Electric Capital Corp (GECC) added $750 million to its 2.85 percent global bond due January 1, 2006, which now ...