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Hong Kong Monetary Authority money market operations

Cumulative

Time

$ million

(hours)

change ($million)

Opening balance in the account

2,999

0930

- 100

Closing balance in the account

2,903

1000

- 100

Change attributable to:

1100

+

- 100

Money market activity

- 146

1200

- 100

LAF today

+50

1500

- 100

1600

- 146

LAF rate 4.00% bid/6.00% offer TWI 124.8 *-0.2* 31.10.96

Hong Kong Monetary Authority

EF notes/MTRC

EF bills

Terms

Yield

Term

Issue

Coupon

Price

Yield

1 week

4.94

2 years

2808 6.00

100.58

5.73

1 month

4.91

3 years

3910

6.28

100.48

6.19

3 months

4.93

5 years

5109

7.32

102.68

6.77

6 months

4.98

7 years

7308

7.24

101.30

7.12

12 months 5.28

10 years

1610

7.37

100.41

7.45

5 years M503 7.35

101.45

7.11

Total turnover of EF bills and notes - $11,522 million

Closed October 31, 1996

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