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Top-shelf municipal bonds were steady around lunchtime, as muni traders are seeing a busier than usual Monday with a few deals pricing for retail and for institutional investors.

Although total weekly volume is expected to be low, municipal bond traders will start the week running, with a few deals expected to price on Monday.

The drop in issuance comes despite a decline in yields over the past week that made the market issuer-friendly.

Top shelf municipal bonds were stronger at mid-session, according to traders, who are looking ahead to next week’s smaller-than-average new issue calendar, which Ipreo estimates at $4.24 billion.

Top-rated municipal bonds were stronger at mid-session, according to traders, as the competitive arena heated up with the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York’s offering four bond sales totaling almost $1.5 billion while the state of New Mexico brought two sales totaling over $380 million.

Municipal bond traders are set to see the first of the week’s new issue hit the screens on Tuesday, led by the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York’s four competitive bond sales.

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