JOHANNESBURG, April 5 (Reuters) - South Africa sold 3.685 billion rand
($470.71 million) worth of three-month Treasury Bills on Thursday at an average
yield of 5.65 percent, unchanged from last Friday. The bid-to-cover ratio rose
to 1.92 from 1.72 previously, Reserve Bank data showed. The auction was brought
forward by a day as Friday is a public holiday.
Auction date: 05-04-2012
Settlement date: 11-04-2012
Days 91 182 273 364
Amount received (R'bln) 7.062 2.921 2.216 2.08
Amount allotted (R'bln) 3.685 1.515 1.13 0.88
Bid-to-cover ratio 1.92 1.93 1.96 2.36
Avg discount rate (pct) 5.57 5.63 5.65 5.67
Average yield (pct) 5.65 5.79 5.9 6.01
TBs oustanding (R'bln) 46.629 36.15 38.52 34.59
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($1 = 7.8287 South African rand)
(Reporting by Stella Mapenzauswa; Editing by Olivia Kumwenda)
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