Table 17 : Secondary Market Activity

Table 17 : Secondary Market Activity                  
                   
                   
  Holdings Amount Amount Amount Amount of Amount of Total Weighted  
  of SMC of Bills of Bills of Bills Government Government volume of average  
  as at end transacted purchased sold by Securities Securities secondary yield on  
  of period outside by SMC * transacted sold by market Bills sold  
    SMC SMC   outside SMC SMC transactions by SMC  
    (Rs million) (% p.a.)  
                   
April 1999                  
Week 1 1,407 0 0 27 0 0 27 12.62  
Week 2 1,378 98 0 63 0 0 161 12.73  
Week 3 1,487 0 0 320 0 0 320 12.78  
Week 4 1,336 25 0 162 0 0 187 12.60  
Week 5 1,208 0 0 144 0 0 144 12.77  
                   
                   
Mar-98 311 63 0 653 25 10 751 8.92  
Apr-98 573 9 375 521 14 10 929 8.97  
May-98 902 371 0 150 0 0 521 8.97  
Jun-98 745 907 0 173 0 0 1,080 9.07  
Jul-98 938 72 621 120 150 0 963 9.14  
Aug-98 957 193 25 514 0 0 732 9.36  
Sep-98 428 406 0 542 0 0 948 9.97  
Oct-98 1,009 330 53 372 164 0 919 9.91  
Nov-98 1,579 128 0 476 0 0 604 11.30  
Dec-98 1,301 55 69 914 0 0 1,038 12.40  
Jan-99 1,361 111 25 850 0 0 986 12.54  
Feb-99 1,562 90 0 487 22 0 599 12.43  
Mar-99 1,255 97 169 783 0 0 1,049 12.63  
Apr-99 1,208 123 0 716 0 0 839 12.73  
                   
SMC : Secondary Market Cell of the Bank of Mauritius.         * : Includes Bills sold Over The Counter (OTC).        
                   
                   
                   

Last Updated on 5/18/99
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