Hyundai Capital Services, the financing unit of Korea’s largest auto maker, sold $600 million of five-year bonds early on Tuesday, ahead of US President Donald Trump’s congressional speech on economic policies.
The 144a Reg S deal was priced during New York hours after meeting strong demand from Asian, European and US investors. Before US investors starting to placing orders, the book had reached $1.4 billion as of 5.20pm Hong Kong time, according to bankers running the deal. That was similar to the $1.2 billion of orders the company garnered for a $500 million five-year bond last year.
The strong demand underlined the buoyant state of...