S&P to roll out recovery ratings, upgrades likely

(Reuters) - Standard & Poor's plans to roll out the first stage of a new rating system with more information on recovery prospects next week, a move that may result in hundreds of junk bond and loan rating upgrades, the rating agency said on Wednesday.

Recoveries are the amounts debt investors receive if an issuer defaults. S&P's recovery rating changes were first announced last October.


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