The State Bank of Pakistan on Wednesday conducted auction for the sale of 3-month, 6-month and 12-month Market Treasury Bills (MTBs) and accepted bids worth Rs 125.6 billion with realised value of Rs 123 billion. A very think participation was witnessed in the MTBs auction held on Monday and no bids were received for 6-month and 12-month bills as banks were expecting some increase in the key policy rate in near future. The auction was scheduled for Wednesday October 16, 2013, however due to Eid vocations; it was conducted on Monday October 14, 2013.
In addition, the borrowed amount is much lower that the target set by the federal government for the second auction of MTBs. The federal government has borrowed only Rs 125.63 billion as against the target of Rs 225 billion. In response of tender, overall Rs 160.480 billion bids were received and all bids were only for the sale of 3-month MTB, while not a single bid was received for 6-month and 12-month period. Accordingly, a cut-off yield of 9.4330 was set for the 3-month MTBs and some Rs 125.63 billion bids were accepted.
SBP issued Following: GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN MARKET TREASURY BILLS Tenders for Sale of 3-Months, 6-Months & 12-Months Government of Pakistan Market Treasury Bills were invited by the State Bank of Pakistan, Karachi through primary dealers on October 14, 2013. Bids were opened at 12:00 hours on October 14, 2013 which was received as follows:
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(Rs In Millions)
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Realized Value Face Value
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03-Month 157,111.649 160,480.400
06-Month NO BIDS RECEIVED
12-Month NO BIDS RECEIVED
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Total 157,111.649 160,480.400
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Out of the above bids, the accepted bids are as under:
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Maturity Cut-Off Weighted Realized Face
Period Yield Avg. Yield Amount Value
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03-Month 9.4330 9.4154 122,996.984 125,630.400
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06-Month NO BIDS RECEIVED
12-Month NO BIDS RECEIVED
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Total 122,996.984 125,630.400
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