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CBN sells N134.9bn treasury bills

By on July 26, 2014

The Central Bank of Nigeria has sold N134.9 billion treasury bills of three-month, six-month and one-year maturities, with three-fifths fetching lower yields than at the previous auction.

The central bank disclosed this on Thursday, a day after the sale.
The central bank on sold N34.88 billion in the 3-month paper at 9.84 per cent, compared with 9.95 per cent at the previous auction on July 9. It also sold N48 billion in  6-month debt note at 10.10 per cent, 14 basis points lower than the 10.24 percent at the previous auction.

A total of N52 billion was sold in the one-year paper at 10.40 percent, higher than 10.34 percent similar-tenor paper fetched at the June 25 auction, the last time such paper was sold.

Demand for the debt was N305.74 billion, driven by high level of excess liquidity in the banking system, traders said.

 

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