South Africa Treasury bills · auction of 23 October 2020
South Africa T-bill auction, 23 October 2020: 364-day at 3.77%, up 5 bps
At the Treasury bill auction dated 23 October 2020, the South African Reserve Bank cleared the 182-day bill at 3.64% (up 2 basis points) and the 364-day bill at 3.77% (up 5 basis points). The rate shown is the average rate at which bills are allotted in the weekly auction.
Over the past year the 364-day rate has ranged from 3.60% to 7.22%.
A year earlier the 364-day bill cleared at 6.97%, so the government is paying 320 basis points less than twelve months ago.
What this means for ZAR 100,000
Worked from the published rate · information, not advice
ZAR 3,770 in 12 months on the 364-day bill
Put ZAR 100,000 into the 364-day bill at this auction and you get back ZAR 103,770 after 12 months: ZAR 3,770 in interest before any withholding tax, about ZAR 314 a month.
That is ZAR 50 more than the same money would have earned at the previous auction.
For shorter money: ZAR 1,820 on the 182-day bill (6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 182-day | 3.640% | 3.620% | — | — | — |
| 364-day | 3.770% | 3.720% | — | — | — |
Source: South African Reserve Bank result · average rate at which bills are allotted in the weekly auction
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