Govt picks Rs45.6bn through Sukuk auction against a target of Rs150bn

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MG News | February 20, 2024 at 08:54 PM GMT+05:00

February 20, 2024 (MLN): The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) conducted an auction today for the sale of Government of Pakistan Ijara Sukuk (GIS) bonds, raising Rs45.6 billion against the Rs150bn target set for GIS Variable Rental Rate (VRR) and GIS Fixed Rental Rate (FRR) and GIS FRD.

According to the details made available by the local bourse, the bids received stood at Rs121.29bn, Rs110.53bn, and Rs5bn for the sale of GIS FRD, GIS VRR, and GIS FRR, respectively.

Out of the total bids received for the 1-year GIS FRD, a sum of Rs1.27bn was raised, comprising of Rs930.52 million in competitive bids and the remaining Rs340.69m in non-competitive bids.

The cut-off price was Rs83.30, which is a rental yield of 20.1031%.

For the GIS VRR, a total amount of Rs44.33bn was picked, with Rs225.27m raised through the 3-year GIS FRR and Rs44.1bn through the sale of the 5-year GIS FRR.

Of the total Rs44.3bn, Rs44.12bn was accepted through competitive bids, while the remaining Rs150.58m comprised non-competitive bids accepted for the respective category of GIS bonds.

The cut-off price was Rs99.95 for GIS 03-Year VRR and Rs98.105 for GIS 05-Year VRR.

Meanwhile, bids were rejected for GIS FRR.

PSX Auction Summary

  Competitive Non-Competitive Total
1-Year Discounted IJARAH Sukuk 930.515 340.690 1,271.210
GIS 03-Year VRR 149.700 75.570 225.270
GIS 05-Year VRR 44,027.200 75.010 44,102.210
Net Total 45,107.420 491.270 45,598.690

Amount in PKR Million

The breakup of the target for today's auction shows that the aim was to raise Rs30bn through the sale of 1-year GIS FRD, and Rs60bn each for GIS VRR and GIS FRR.

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