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Published On 02 Apr 2020 , 06:13 PM

The RBA bought the entire A$2 billion it has notified for purchasing Australian government bonds today.

Below are the results of the auction:

Issuer	Coupon %	Maturity mm/yy	Amount purchased (face value) $m	Weighted average yield %	Cut-off yield %
CGS	2.75	04/24	690	0.3031	0.3000
CGS	3.25	04/25	1001	0.3950	0.3900
CGS	4.25	04/26	48	0.4772	0.4750
CGS	4.75	04/27	142	0.5869	0.5675
CGS	2.75	11/27	119	0.6040	0.6000

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