S.Africa’s 3-mth T-Bill avg yield ticks up to 5.64 pct MyZA

JOHANNESBURG, March 23 (Reuters) - South Africa sold 3.825 billion rand
worth of three-month Treasury Bills on Friday at an average yield of 5.64
percent from 5.63 percent last week.	
    The bid-to-cover ratio edged up to 1.49 from 0.53 previously, Reserve Bank
data showed.	
    Auction date:     23-03-2012	
    Settlement date:  28-03-2012     	
 Days                       91         182         274         364  
 Amount received (R'bln)    5.705      2.709       1.4         0.65   
 Amount allotted (R'bln)    3.825      1.38        0.98        0.65  
 Bid-to-cover ratio         1.49       1.96        1.43        0.98 
 Avg discount rate (pct)    5.56       5.6         5.63        5.66 
 Average yield (pct)        5.64       5.76        5.88        6.0  
 TBs oustanding (R'bln)    46.909     35.88       38.22       34.15 
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 (Reporting by Stella Mapenzauswa; Editing by Agnieszka Flak)