China still interested in investing in Spain-source - Reuters

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* China wealth fund denies studying $9 bln investment

* Madrid source says report was "error in communication"

* Bank of Spain reports on banks' funding plans on Thursday

* Spain bank borrowing at ECB lowest in 3 years

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By Paul Day

MADRID, April 14 (Reuters) - China is interested in investing in Spain's savings banks, a Spanish source insisted on Thursday, brushing off a denial from Beijing as markets awaited news of how the ailing lenders plan to plug their funding gaps.

China Investment Corp, the country's sovereign wealth fund, said earlier on Thursday it was not considering a $9 billion investment, after another Spanish source said China may inject a total of $13 billion into the struggling sector. [ID:nL3E7FE0CP]

"This was an error in communication. There is a will to invest in the savings banks and Spanish debt ... but clearly we can't give specific amounts or name particular funds," the second source -- like the first, within government -- said.

"The reports are groundless and are not in line with the truth," a CIC official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, told Reuters earlier in Beijing.

Spain is under intense scrutiny by international debt markets, concerned the euro zone's fourth largest economy will follow Greece, Ireland and Portugal in seeking an European Union- and IMF-backed bailout.

The premium investors demand to hold Spanish over German debt has fallen since Portugal announced it would need to apply for aid, though rose again to around 190 basis points on Thursday, up around 9 basis points on the day.

One trader said the rise was due to a bounce from recent outperformance and not a sign of growing contagion risk amongst the peripheral economies. [ID:nLDE73D0IB]

It was not clear what terms would make the risk of a hefty investment in Spanish banks attractive to China. CIC has invested cautiously in overseas financial markets in the last couple of years partly to avoid any criticism it is squandering reserves.

But one economist said the CIC denial was more likely to reflect a diplomatic gaffe than a policy rethink.

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