Apple Set to Sell $2.5billion in Bonds

Gadget giant manufacturer, Apple Inc plans to sell C$2.5 billion ($1.96 billion) in bonds in a Canadian dollar-denominated issue, which would be a record amount for a foreign issuer in Maple bond market, Thomson Reuters IFR reported on Tuesday, August 15.

The deal will be priced on Tuesday afternoon at a spread of 80 basis points over the curve, IFR said.

An Apple spokesman declined to comment on the size or price of the deal.