Seven years T-Bond oversubscribed by 130 pc
By Mnaku Mbani
The 13.5
per cent seven year Treasury Bond floated by the Bank of Tanzania on Tuesday was
oversubscribed by about 130 per cent, which indicate an increase appetite for
government securities.The
auction result published by the Bank of Tanzania shows that a total of Tsh166
billion were tendered against an offer of Tsh70.5 billion, which indicated an
over subscription of Tsh96.3 billion.
According
to the Ban of Tanzania report, out of the tendered amount, only Tsh70.5 billion
bids were accepted. This indicates that more than Tsh70.5 billion bids were
successful, and the remaining amount will be refunded to the investors.
The
result shows that the highest bid was 75.6675/100 while the lowest bid was
65.0500/100. However, the weighted average price for successful bids was set at
73.3316/100.
This
is happening while the equities market is suffering from low liquidity as
number of shares traded are continuing to shrink. This includes the ongoing
sale of Vodacom Initial Public Offer (IPO) which is facing low subscription.
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Chapisha Maoni