S.Africa auctions 2018 and 2026 government bonds

Tue Feb 2, 2010 4:14am EST 

 JOHANNESBURG, Feb 2 (Reuters) - South Africa's Treasury sold
1.1 billion rand ($146.1 million) worth of its 2018 bond
ZAR204= and 1 billion rand of the 2026 ZAR186= government
bonds on Tuesday.
 

 R204 issue status: REOPENED
 Coupon: Dec 21, 2018 with an 8.0 percent coupon 
 Auction date           02/02/10           12/01/10
 Clearing yield             8.94               9.27
 Total bids            2.655 bln           2.93 bln
 Allotted                1.1 bln            1.1 bln
 Bid to cover ratio         2.41               2.66
 

 R186 issue status: REOPENED
 Coupon: Dec 21, 2026 with a 10.5 percent coupon
 Auction date           02/02/10          10/11/09
 Clearing yield             9.07              8.85
 Total bids             2.85 bln          1.83 bln
 Allotted                  1 bln            700 mln
 Bid to cover ratio         2.85              2.61
 Details of the auction can be found on page SARB24  
 (Reporting by Gordon Bell)
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