Moldova sells 145.9 mln lei (9.2 mln euro) in three T-bills issues

Primary dealers placed bids for a total of 210.73 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 stayed flat at 4.62% from the previous auction held on December 4. Dealers placed bids worth 79.12 million lei against 43 million lei on offer.

Yields on the 182-day T-bills inched up to 4.88% from 4.86% in the previous auction last Tuesday. The central bank received bids for 72.31 million lei worth of government paper, compared to 60 million lei on offer.

Yields on the 364-day T-bills fell to 5.81% from 5.83% in the previous auction held last week. Dealers placed bids for 59.3 million lei worth of 364-day T-bills against 33 million lei on offer.

(1 euro = 15.9115 Moldovan lei)