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Relief for French bonds as political jitters ease

French 10-year bond yields have hit a one-month low, pushing other euro zone sovereign yields lower, as polls showed centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron would easily beat the far-right's Marine Le Pen in May's presidential election runoff. Sonia Legg reports