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SOUTH KOREA

The South Korean MOF will today auction KRW 3.3tn of 30-year bonds, issue #KTB 01875-5103. Results are due after 0230GMT/1030KST.

  • The MOF last sold 30-year debt on Feb 1, the issue was auctioned in two parts: KRW1.8tn pre-issue, KRW 1/2tn fungible issue. The fungible issue drew a yield of 1.928% and was covered 3.217x.
  • There has been a yield concession of around 14.5bps since the previous auction amid concern over the proposed budget. It was announced last week that the MOF would issue an extra KRW 9.9tn of government bonds to fund the latest extra budget.
  • Fig. 1 South Korea Yield Curve Current v 1 Month Ago


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