Moldova sells 145.9 mln lei (9.3 mln euro) in three T-bill issues

Primary dealers placed bids for a total of 235.2 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 increased to 4.62%, from 4.54% at the previous auction held on November 13. Dealers placed bids worth 71.3 million lei against 43 million lei on offer on Tuesday.

Yields on the 182-day T-bills picked up to 4.82% from 4.80% in the previous auction also held last Tuesday. The central bank received bids for 90.05 million lei worth of government paper, compared to 60 million lei on offer.

Yields on the 364-day T-bills remained flat at 5.80%. Dealers placed bids for 73.9 million lei worth of 364-day T-bills against 33 million lei on offer.

(1 euro = 15.7722 Moldovan lei)