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Kazkommerts Securities

Kazakhstan Weekly News
Fixed Income

August 31, 1998

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Primary Auctions

At last week's auction of T-bills, the Ministry of Finance made attempts to support the average yields of its securities but with only limit success. The average yield on a 3-month T-bill issue increased to 18.85% at an auction held on August 18.

Latest issues of 3-month T-bills

198

19.11.99

95.59

18.45

199

26.11.99

95.50

18.85

Compound Yields vs. Volumes at Primary Auctions of 3-month T-bills

The average yield on the latest 6-month T-bill issue increased to 18.99% at an auction on August 24. The declining trade volumes reflect the Kazakhstani bank's strategy to keep long dollar positions rather than hold government securities.

Latest issues of 6-month T-bills

78

18.02.99

91.62

18.29

79

25.02.99

91.33

18.99

Compound Yields vs. Volumes at Primary Auctions of 6-month T-bills


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