Argentina to auction Thursday 10-yr dollar bonds-source

BUENOS AIRES, May 8 (Reuters) - Argentina will auction on Thursday a second tranche of 10-year dollar-denominated bonds, a source at the Economy Ministry told Reuters late on Tuesday, without specifying the amount to be sold.

The government last month sold $750 million in the bonds, known as Bonar X, at an 8.46 percent yield. The bonds carry a 7 percent annual coupon, and the government has said it could issue up to $2.5 billion of the paper.