Moldova sells 145.9 mln lei (9.1 mln euro) in three T-bills issues

Primary dealers placed bids for a total of 241.6 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 climbed to 4.66%, from 4.62% at the previous auction held last Tuesday. Dealers placed bids worth 84.37 million lei against 43 million lei on offer on Tuesday.

Yields on the 182-day T-bills advanced to 4.84% from 4.82% in the previous auction held on November 20. The central bank received bids for 91.62 million lei worth of government paper, compared to 60 million lei on offer.

Yields on the 364-day T-bills inched up to 5.81% from 5.80% in the previous auction also held last Tuesday. Dealers placed bids for 65.61 million lei worth of 364-day T-bills against 33 million lei on offer.

(1 euro = 16.0584 Moldovan lei)