Moldova sells 145.9 mln lei (9.0 mln euro) in three T-bills issues

Primary dealers placed bids for a total of 247.7 million lei of 91-day, 182-day and 364-day T-bills, the central bank, which auctions government securities on behalf of the finance ministry, said in a statement on its website.

Yields on the 91-day T-bills fell to 4.62%, from 4.66% at the previous auction held last Tuesday. Dealers placed bids worth 100.7 million lei against 43 million lei on offer.

Yields on the 182-day T-bills rose to 4.86% from 4.84% in the previous auction held last week. The central bank received bids for 86.9 million lei worth of government paper, compared to 60 million lei on offer.

Yields on the 364-day T-bills climbed to 5.83% from 5.81% in the previous auction on November 27. Dealers placed bids for 60.1 million lei worth of 364-day T-bills against 33 million lei on offer.

(1 euro = 16.138 Moldovan lei)