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The downgrade put more pressure on Greece to resolve its debt crisis quickly, and came as leading investors called for Greece to seek financial help.
"Now is the time to put some money on the table," John Stopford, co-head of fixed income at Investec, told the BBC.
"We are getting down to two options - an IMF package of financial support or organised debt restructuring."
His comments were echoed by Alistair Newton, strategist at Nomura Securities, who said it was "increasingly likely" that the Greek government would ask for a rescue from the EU and IMF.
A bail-out was likely to come before the end of May, he told the BBC.
The current volatility in the money markets would continue until that happened, he said, making Greece's current strategy of borrowing its way out of trouble unfeasible.
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