Investor demand for Treasury bills on the primary market strengthened significantly at the latest auction, with total bids nearly doubling to GH¢5.01 billion from GH¢2.55 billion recorded at the previous auction.
Data from the Bank of Ghana show that investors tendered GH¢5.01 billion across the 91-day, 182-day and 364-day bills, exceeding the government’s target of GH¢3.54 billion by GH¢1.47 billion. This represents an oversubscription of 41.5%, indicating stronger investor interest in government securities.
The Treasury accepted GH¢4.11 billion of the bids submitted, exceeding its target by GH¢563.96 million.
The 91-day bill attracted the largest share of investor demand, with GH¢3.00 billion tendered, of which the Treasury accepted GH¢2.93 billion.
For the 182-day bill, investors tendered GH¢1.62 billion, while GH¢934.50 million was accepted.
The 364-day bill recorded the lowest demand, attracting GH¢388.45 million in bids, of which GH¢243.15 million was accepted.
Yields on all three Treasury bills continued to decline. The 91-day bill yield fell by 4 basis points to 4.56%, while the 182-day bill yield dropped by 7 basis points to 6.20%.
The 364-day bill yield also declined by 12 basis points to 9.48%.
For the next auction, the government is targeting GH¢5.57 billion through the issuance of 91-day, 182-day and 364-day Treasury bills.
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