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CBK Accepts KSh 13.8 Bn at Weekly Treasury Bills Auction

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The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) headquarters in Nairobi.
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CBK (Central Bank of Kenya) received bids worth KSh 13.8 billion out of the KSh 24 billion, an undersubscription of 57.4%, with the state fiscal agent accepting the entire amount.

The 91-day Treasury Bills was the most attractive instrument, receiving bids worth KSh 9.2 billion out of KSh 4 billion offered, an oversubscription of 239.92% with the CBK accepting the entire amount.

The 182-day Treasury Bills was the least attractive, pulling in bids worth KSh 858.7 million out of the KSh 10 billion offered, an underperformance of 8.6% with the CBK accepting the entire amount that is below the KSh 10 billion it was seeking.

The 364-day Treasury Bills received bids worth KSh 3.7 billion out of the KSh 10 billion offered, a performance rate of 36.9% with the state fiscal agent accepting all the bids.

CBK Offer to Bidders

Interest rates offered by CBK for the 91-day, 182-day and 364-day Treasury Bills were 7.7%, 7.9% and 8.3% respectively at the auction compared to 7.4%, 7.8% and 8.2% at the previous auction.

At last week’s Treasury Bills Auction, demand remained steady with the overall subscription rate holding at 99%.

Investors submitted bids totalling KSh 13.99bn, of which the fiscal agent accepted KSh 13.97Bn resulting into the performance rate of 99%.

ALSO READYield on Treasury Bills falls as investors appetite swell

Written by
JACKSON OKOTH

Jackson Okoth writes for Business Today. He specializes in capital and money markets, energy sector, manufacturing, real estate, co-operatives sector, technology and agriculture. He can be reached on email at editor [at] businesstoday.co.ke

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