Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - The Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX) reported that in July, it held 20 government bond auctions issued by the State Treasury, raising a total of 25.8 trillion VND (1 billion USD).
The bonds were issued with maturities of 5, 10, 15 and 30 years, with 10-year terms accounting for the majority at 84% (21.6 trillion VND) and 15-year terms making up 11% (2.9 trillion VND).
At the final auction of July, winning yields for the 5, 10, 15 and 30-year maturities stood at 2.75%, 3.29%, 3.40% and 3.45%, respectively, marking increases of 16, 11, 13 and 5 basis points from the end of June.
On the secondary market, the listed value of government bonds as of July 31 reached 2.4 quadrillion VND. The average daily trading value stood at 15.71 trillion VND, down 6.15% from the previous month. Outright transactions accounted for 65.23% of the total, while repos made up 34.77%.
Foreign investors represented 4.27% of overall market transactions, with a net purchase value of 298 billion VND.
Yields rose the most for maturities of 3-5 years, 25-30 years and 7-10 years, averaging around 2.6%, 3.5% and 2.8%, respectively. In contrast, yields for 25-year, 5-7 year and 15-year maturities recorded the sharpest declines, averaging 3.07%, 2.4% and 3.05%.
💫 Medium and long-term maturities dominated trading, particularly 10-year (20.86%), 5-year (15.6%) and 7-10 year (11.48%) bonds. Commercial banks maintained their leading market share, accounting for 47.44% of outright transactions and 92.14% of repo transactions across the market./.
The auctions offered 5-year, 10-year, 15-year, 20-year, and 30-year tenors, with the 10-year bonds having the highest share of the total issuance at 83.8%, or over 15.1 trillion VND.
The figure brought the State Treasury’s year-to-date sum raised from government bonds to nearly 152.87 trillion VND, making up 30.6% of the year's target.
These auctions raised an impressive 65.3 trillion VND (over 2.5 billion USD), an 124% increase compared to February, signaling strong investor confidence in the country's financial stability.
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