{"id":111679,"date":"2026-01-18T19:39:55","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T19:39:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=111679"},"modified":"2026-01-18T19:39:55","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T19:39:55","slug":"t-bills-auction-investor-interest-continued-to-surge-but-interest-rates-soar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=111679","title":{"rendered":"T-bills auction: Investor interest continued to surge, but interest rates soar"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Investor interest in government treasuries continued to surge, as the government exceeded its target by 41%.<\/p>\n

According to auction results by the Bank of Ghana, the total bids accepted were estimated at GH\u00a210.05 billion cedis, higher than the targeted amount of GH\u00a27.14 billion.<\/p>\n

Interestingly, investors bid more for the 364-day bill than the 91-day and 182-day bills.<\/p>\n

An estimated GH\u00a24.61 billion was tendered by the investor for the 364-day bill, representing 45.7% of the total bids. However, GH\u00a24.61 billion of the bids were accepted.<\/p>\n

For the 91-day bill, GH\u00a22.75 billion of the bids were tendered. The uptake was GH\u00a22.74 billion.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The 182-day bill saw an estimated GH\u00a22.71 billion of the bids tendered. The bids accepted were a little over GH\u00a22.70 billion.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, interest rates continued to edge up on the yield curve.<\/p>\n

The yield on the 91-day bill increased by 2.0 basis points to 11.19%.<\/p>\n

That of the 182-day bill also went up to 12.64%, from 12.61% the previous week.<\/p>\n

The yield on the 364-day bill also shot up by 8.0 basis points to 12.98%.<\/p>\n

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SECURITIES<\/strong><\/td>\nBIDS TENDERED (GH\u00a2)<\/strong><\/td>\nBIDS ACCEPTED <\/strong>(GH\u00a2)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
91 Day Bill\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n2.75bn<\/td>\n2.744bn<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
182 Day Bill<\/td>\n2.71bn<\/td>\n2.70bn<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
364 Day Bill<\/td>\n4.61bn<\/td>\n4.60bn<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total<\/strong><\/td>\n10.08bn<\/td>\n10.05bn<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Target<\/strong><\/td>\n7.14bn<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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