Central Bank Adds Liquidity in Open Market Operations

By China Securities Journal
Published: 2010-06-11

The People's Bank of China injected 166 billion yuan into financial markets this week. In its regular open market operations Thursday, the central bank auctioned 10 billion yuan of three-month bills at a yield of 1.5704 percent, up 4.04 basis points from June 3. On Thursday, the central bank also conducted repurchase agreement operations for the first time in almost a month, absorbing 10 billion yuan through 91-day repurchase agreements. The yield on Thursday's 91-day repurchase agreement rose to 1.57 percent, up 16 basis points from the previous repurchase operation. Official statistics reveal that the central bank has released a net injection of 166 billion yuan on to the market this week.


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China Securities Journal

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