G-bonds raise additional $198 million

HÀ NỘI — The State Treasury of Việt Nam collected VNĐ4.6 trillion (US$197.8 million) on the Hà Nội Stock Exchange (HNX) on July 18.The auction looked to sell VNĐ6.5 trillion worth of G-bonds in five-year, seven-year, 10-year, 20-year and 30-year maturities.As much as VNĐ1 trillion was mobilised from five-year bonds, with an annual interest rate of 3.45 per cent, the same as that during the previous auction on July 11.Six bidders bought VNĐ50 billion worth of seven-year bonds with an average yield of 3.85 per cent, 0.42 percentage points higher than that of the auction on July 18.Bonds with 10-year maturity were sold for VNĐ1.2 trillion, with an annual yield rate of 4.46 per cent, an increase of 0.03 percentage points from that of the July 11 auction.Meanwhile, 15-year bonds attracted VNĐ800 billion with an annual interest rate of 4.76 per cent, 0.03 percentage higher than the figure recorded in the auction a week ago.As for 30-year bonds, VNĐ50 billion was raised at an interest rate of 5.42 per cent per annum, which is equal to that in April 24 auction.Meanwhile, a total of VNĐ1.5trillion was mobilised from sub-session sales for five-year, 10-year and 15-year bonds.There were no successful bids for 20-year bonds.From the outset of the year, the State Treasury of Việt Nam collected more than VNĐ85.5 trillion ($3.68 billion) from auctions through the HNX. — VNS