New York, December 19, 2012 -- Moody's Liquidity-Stress Index (LSI) remains near its record low, highlighting that speculative-grade companies have good flexibility to weather the challenges on the horizon as we head into 2013, Moody's Investors Service says in its latest edition of SGL Monitor. The LSI is likely to end 2012 on a positive note, after a drop to 3.7% by mid-December from 4.0% at the end of November, putting it closer to July's historical low of 3.1%. The LSI will be down for a fourth consecutive year in 2012, and remains well below its 7.5% long-term average.

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