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Hong Kong Monetary Authority money market operations

Cumulative

Time

change

$ million

(hours)

($million)

Opening balance in the account

2,313

0930

-153

Closing balance in the account

2,253

1000

-153

Change attributable to:

1100

-153

Money market activity

- 160

1200

-153

LAF today

+100

1500

-151

1600

-160

LAF rate 4.00% bid/6.00% offer TWI 124.3 -0.1* 25.9.96

Hong Kong Monetary Authority

EF bills

EF notes/MTRC

Terms

Yield

Term

Issue

Coupon Price

Yield

1 week

5.07

2 years

2808

6.00

99.78

6.21

1 month

5.06

3 years

3907

6.80

100.77

6.60

3 months

5.18

5 years

5109

7.32

100.75

7.26

6 months 5.29

7 years

7308 7.24

98.81

7.60

12 months 5.59

5 years

M503 7.35

99.77

7.54

Total turnover of EF bills and notes - $22,555 million

Closed September 25, 1996

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