Handelsbanken plans 3-yr euro benchmark bond -IFR

LONDON, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Nordic bank Svenska Handelsbanken (SHBa.ST) plans to issue a three-year euro benchmark senior bond, IFR reported on Thursday.

Guidance has been set at mid-swaps plus around 75 basis points, said IFR Markets, a Thomson Reuters online news and market analysis service.

Deutsche Bank, JP Morgan, Societe Generale and Handelsbanken Markets have been named to manage the deal, IFR said.

The bank is rated AA- by Standard & Poor's and Fitch Ratings and Aa1 by Moody's Investors Service. (Editing by Hans Peters)