T-bill yields’ up slightly

The yields on two types of Treasury bills (T-bills) increased slightly on Sunday as banks showed reluctance to invest their excess liquidity in the securities.

The cut-off yield on the 91-day T-bills rose to 11.64 per cent from 11.59 per cent, while that on the 182-day T-bills increased to 11.87 per cent from 11.84 per cent.

However, the yield on the 364-day T-bills came down to 11.90 per cent from 11.92 per cent, according to the auction results.

"The existing trend of yields on T-bills may continue in the coming weeks," a senior official of the Bangladesh Bank (BB) told the FE.

He also predicted that yields on the government securities covering both T-bills and Treasury bonds are likely to fall if the inflationary pressure on the economy eases in April.

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