T-bills: Gov’t exceeds target by 61%, but interest rates hit 13.06%

Investor interest in government treasuries continued to remain high as the treasury bills auction exceeded its target by 61%.

According to auction results by the Bank of Ghana, the total bids accepted were estimated at GH¢12.8 billion, higher than the targeted amount of GH¢9.8 billion. The total bids tendered were, however, GH¢15.9 billion.

The majority of the bids came from the 364-day bill, with an estimated GH¢7.4 billion tendered. This represented 46.8% of the total bids.

The uptake was a little over GH¢5.0 billion. 

For the 182-day bill, GH¢4.29 billion of the bids were tendered. The bids accepted were estimated to the tune of GH¢4.28 billion.

Similarly, GH¢4.1 billion of the bids were tendered for the 91-day bill. A little over GH¢3.4 billion of the bids were accepted.

Meanwhile, interest rates continued to rise at the longer end of the yield curve.

The yield on the 91-day bill remained at 11.19%.

That of the 182-day bill, however, went up to 12.66%, from 12.64% the previous week.

Additionally, the yield on the 364-day bill increased by 8 basis points to 13.06%.