Central Bank of Kenya Accepts KSh 94 Bn at Triple Bond Auction

Central Bank of Kenya(CBK) received bids worth KSh 106 Bn from the triple bond auction happening in the month of May and accepted KSh 94 Bn out of the KSh 80 Bn Offered, an oversubscription of 132.5%

The Central Bank of Kenya was investors pack their demand on the 6.6-year, which drew 50.9% of total bids at KSh 47.53Bn, offering a coupon rate of 12.4573%. The 13-year Treasury Bond was the least attractive with bids worth KSh 14.54 Bn and a coupon rate of 13.2126% while the 25-year Treasury Bond that takes 20.1 years to maturity attracted KSh 31.97Bn offering investors a coupon rate pf 13.6949%.

Central Bank of Kenya has deployed a sum of KSh 57.1 Bn for loan redemptions and KSh 36.9Bn as New Borrowings/Net Repayments.

At the weekly treasury Bills Auction Central Bank of Kenya accepted KSh 29.41Bn out of KSh 29.42Bn in bids; an oversubscription of 122.58%. There was heavy demand on the 182-day T-Bill which drew 49.4% of total bids followed by the 91-day debt instrument which attracted bids worth KSh9.73Bn at 8,1895% and the one-year Treasury Bills which pulled on KSh 5.16Bn at 8.5145%. Purpose of the funds was for net repayment of KSh 7.89Bn