YEREVAN, September 9. /ARKA/. Yesterday, the Armenia Securities Exchange held a government bond placement auction totaling 35 billion drams and exchange auctions totaling over 2.9 billion drams.
Auction results:
1. Government bond placement auction with distinguishing code AMGN36294293 and a maturity of 3 years:
Place volume: 35,000,000,000 drams.
Weighted average price yield: 7.2689%, annual coupon yield: 7.40%.
2. Government bond exchange auction with distinguishing codes AMGB3129A504/AMGB3029A548:
Volume of bonds put up for auction: 2,000,000,000 AMD
Volume of bonds placed: 2,000,000,000 AMD
Weighted average yield: 8.5356%
Maturity of bonds placed: 31 years
Annual coupon yield: 9.750%
Volume of bonds repurchased: 2,157,855,000 AMD
Weighted average yield: 8.808%
Annual coupon yield: 9.200%
Maturity of bonds repurchased: 30 years
Yield Weighted average auction price — 9.2927%
3. Government bond exchange auction with distinguishing codes AMGN60294292/AMGN36294277:
Volume of bonds put up for auction — 2,000,000,000 drams
Volume of bonds placed — 907,929,000 drams
Weighted average yield of the placement — 7.217%
Maturity of the placed bonds — 5 years
Annual coupon yield of the placed bonds — 8.600%
Volume of bonds repurchased — 927,374,000 drams
Weighted average yield of the repurchase — 6.5945%
Annual coupon yield of the repurchased bonds — 8.400%
Maturity of the repurchased bonds — 3 years
Yield on the average weighted auction price: 9.0191%
Government bonds are available both on the trading platform of the Armenia Securities Exchange and through the online platform gp.minfin.am.
About the Armenia Securities Exchange
The Armenia Securities Exchange is the sole operator of a regulated securities market operating in the country. AMX offers a full package of exchange services: listing, trading, clearing, and information services, as well as alternative exchange solutions. Final settlements for exchange transactions are performed by the Central Depository of Armenia, of which the Armenia Securities Exchange is a 100% shareholder. AMX’s mission is to develop the exchange infrastructure of the capital market, transforming it into an active instrument for financing the development of the Armenian economy.
