T-bills auction: Government to borrow ¢3.06 billion on September 1, 2023

Story By: myjoyonline.com

The government will borrow ¢3.06 billion across the 91-day to the 364-day treasury bills on Friday, September 1, 2023.

The proceeds will be used to roll over maturing bills worth ¢2.87 billion.

Notwithstanding the favourable liquidity levels, analysts anticipate an uptick in T-bill yields as the steady increase in Opening Market Operations (OMO) bill yields and interbank interest rates pose further upside pressures.

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The government surpassed its auction target last week, as the market continued to experience sufficient liquidity.

It accepted total bids worth ¢3.21 billion out of ¢3.23 billion bids tendered.

The auction results exceeded the maturities by 16%.

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Despite improved liquidity in the market, the treasury soaked up bids at higher yields due to competitive BoG 56-day OMO bill, which surged to 29.03%.

Consequently, the yield on the 91-day T-bill upticked 32 basis points to 27.02%, the 182-day gained 74 basis points to 28.62%, and the 364-day advanced to 31.24% (+16bps).

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