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The close-call vote between Ukrainian presidential candidates Victor Yanukovych and Yulia Tymoshenko has boosted the risk of holding the country's debt and currency. MOSCOW—The close-call vote between Ukrainian presidential candidates Victor Yanukovych and Yulia Tymoshenko has boosted the risk of holding the country's debt and currency, analysts said Feb. 8.Ukrainian sovereign debt was yielding 11.10% Monday, compared with 10.59% Friday, indicating "some tension" surrounding the election that took place Sunday, broker BG Capital said. The difference between the rates at which banks buy and sell the hryvnia in exchange for dollars also expanded a "little bit" compared with Friday, according to BG Capital. Read the story here.