Illustrative image. (Photo: tinnhanhchungkhoan.vn) Hanoi (VNA) – The Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX)raised 3.91 trillion VND (168.5 million USD) at the latest auction ofGovernment bonds (G-bonds) issued by the State Treasury earlier this week.
The auction aimed to sell 5.5 trillion VND (237 million USD) worth of G-bondswith 5-year, 7-year, 10-year, 15-year, and 20-year maturity.
The interest rates of bonds successfully sold this timecontinued to rise slightly from previous auctions.
Bonds with 5-year maturity raised at 100 billion VND (4.3 million USD) with theannual yield rate of 3.5 percent, up 0.05 percent against the auction on July18.
Bonds with 7-year term fetched 10 billion VND (431,125USD) with the annual interest rate of 3.9 percent, the same as the previousauction on August 1.
Those with 10-year maturity raised 2 trillion VND (86.22million USD) at the annual rate of 4.57 percent, an increase of 0.04 percentfrom the August 8 auction.
As many as 1.8 trillion VND (77.6 million USD) wasmobilised from 15-year bonds at the interest rate of 4.84 percent per year, up0.03 percent from the August 8 auction
There were no successful bids for 20-year bonds.
From the beginning of 2018, the State Treasury mobilised over 100.16 trillionVND (over 3.96 billion USD) through G-bond auctions at the HNX.
The National Financial Supervisory Commission has predicted that the G-bondmarket in 2018 will see modest changes from last year thanks to economic growthof more than 6.7 percent and inflation below 4 percent. It expects the value ofG-bonds issued this year to reach 180 trillion VND (7.92 billion USD).
Last year, Vietnam sold some 159.9 trillion VND, or 7.03 billion USD, worth ofG-bonds with average maturity of 13.52 years and annual interest averaging 6.07percent, down 0.2 percentage points against 2016.
The interest rates of Government bonds have risen lately, after a long periodof decline throughout 2017 and the first four months of 2018. –VNA
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