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Hong Kong Monetary Authority money market operations

Opening balance in the account

Closing balance in the account

Change attributable to:

Money market activity LAF today

Cumulative

Time

change

$ million

(hours)

($ million)

2,198

09:30

-300

1.778

10:00

-300

11:00

-300

-300

11:30

-300

-120

LAF rate 4.00% bid/6.00% offer TWI 124.1 *-0.2* 1.6.96

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