BPA Malaysia Weekly Bond Market Report

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The Thomson Reuters BPAM All Bond Index recorded a meagre gain of 0.038 per cent at 157.016 points compared to 156.957 points last Friday as most of the market players stayed on the sidelines prior to the 14th Malaysian general election.

Top 10 most active bonds:

The top 10 most actively traded bonds recorded a tiny weekly trade volume of RM2.8 billion due to holiday-shortened week following the declaration of special public holidays on Thursday and Friday.

The short-term Malaysian Treasury bill maturing on January 18, 2019 topped the list with RM0.6 billion changed hands.

Sovereign auction(s):

On May 8, 2018, Bank Negara Malaysia announced the tender details for the re-opening of the seven-year benchmark GII maturing on August 15, 2025 with an issuance size of MYR3 billion. The tender will be closed on May 14, 2018.