The cut-off yield on the latest 6-month Singapore T-bill auction on 23 May fell to 3.65%
What happened?
Some investors in the Beansprout community appear disappointed with the latest T-bill auction result today.
The cut-off yield for the 6-month Singapore T-bill auction (BS24110T) on 23 May was at 3.65%, declining further from 3.7% in the previous auction.
It is also lower than the closing yield of the 6-month T-bill as of 16 May.
This is the fourth consecutive decline in the cut-off yield on the 6-month T-bill, after it reached a recent high of 3.8% on 27 March.
Source: MAS
Let us find out why the yield on the Singapore T-bill has declined in the latest auction.
What we learnt from the latest 6-month Singapore T-bill auction
#1 - Demand fell compared to the previous auction
The total amount of applications for the 6-month Singapore T-bill fell to S$14.5 billion, from the record S$16.3 billion in the previous auction.
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