LONDON, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Stadshypotek AB, a unit of Swedish bank Svenska Handelsbanken, is planning a covered benchmark euro bond, IFR reported on Wednesday.
The issue will be managed by Deutsche Bank, Handelsbanken Capital Markets, HSBC and RBS, said IFR Markets, a Thomson Reuters online news and market analysis service.
Svenska Handelsbanken is rated AA- by Standard & Poor's and Fitch Ratings, and Aa2 by Moody's Investors Service.

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