South Africa Treasury bills · auction of 10 October 2003
South Africa T-bill auction, 10 October 2003: 91-day at 8.41%, down 27 bps
At the Treasury bill auction dated 10 October 2003, the South African Reserve Bank cleared the 91-day bill at 8.41% (down 27 basis points) and the 182-day bill at 7.85% (down 11 basis points). The rate shown is the average rate at which bills are allotted in the weekly auction.
At 8.41%, the 91-day rate is the lowest in the 51 auctions of the past year.
A year earlier the 91-day bill cleared at 12.78%, so the government is paying 437 basis points less than twelve months ago.
What this means for ZAR 100,000
Worked from the published rate · information, not advice
ZAR 3,925 in 6 months on the 182-day bill
Put ZAR 100,000 into the 182-day bill at this auction and you get back ZAR 103,925 after 6 months: ZAR 3,925 in interest before any withholding tax, about ZAR 654 a month.
That is ZAR 55 less than the same money would have earned at the previous auction.
For shorter money: ZAR 2,103 on the 91-day bill (3 months).
The government pays the full amount at maturity; the risk is South Africa’s government not paying, and the money is locked until then.
Results
By tenor
| Tenor | Rate | Previous | Offered | Bids | Accepted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 91-day | 8.410% | 8.680% | — | — | — |
| 182-day | 7.850% | 7.960% | — | — | — |
Source: South African Reserve Bank result · average rate at which bills are allotted in the weekly auction
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