THE Treasury bill stop rate responded to the Central Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) increase for the first time in months, in contrast to previous auctions in 2023.
Despite the 200 basis points (bps) rate hike from January to May 2023, the Nigerian Treasury Bills (NTB) stop rate declined aggressively, with the 365-day falling below double digits due to robust liquidity driving subscriptions, thereby neutralising stop rate increases.
At the NTB auction held on July 26, the stop rate spiked to 6.00 percent, 8.00 percent and 12.15 percent for the 91-day, 182-day and 364-day from 2.86 percent, 3.50 percent and 5.94 percent recorded at the previous auction (July 12, 2023).
The subscription for the NTB auction came in higher at N398.17 billion with a spread of N7.85 billion, N6.44 billion and N383.88 billion for the 91-day, 182-day and 364-day tenors, contrary to N264.33 billion offered by the Debt Management Office (DMO).
However, the DMO sold the exact amount offered of N264.33 billion but with a slight adjustment in the spread. The 91-day and 182-day allotments settled at N2.85 billion and N6.44 billion higher than N1.74 billion and N1.26 billion offered, while 364-day allotment dipped to N255.04 billion from N383.88 billion offered.
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