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Hong Kong Monetary Authority money market operations

Cumulative

Time

change

$ million

(hours)

($million)

Opening balance in the account

2,655

0930

+241

Closing balance in the account

2,895

1000

+241

Change attributable to:

1100

+241

Money market activity

+245

1200

+245

LAF today

-5

1500

+245

1600

+245

LAF rate 4.00% bid/6.00% offer TWI 124.6 *-0.4* 7.11.96

Hong Kong Monetary Authority

EF notes/MTRC

EF bills

Terms

Yield

Term

Issue

Coupon

Price

Yield

1 week

4.89

2 years

2808

6.00

100.60

5.71

1 month

4.90

3 years

3910 6.28

100.53

6.17

3 months

4.94

5 years

5109

7.32

102.90

6.71

6 months

5.00

7 years

7308

7.24

101.78

7.02

12 months

5.27

10 years

1610

7.37

101.23

7.32

5 years

M503

7.35

101.73

7.03

Total turnover of EF bills and notes - $14,886 million

Closed November 7, 1996

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