Today, the Thai Bond Market Association reported that investors in the categories of asset management companies, insurance companies, and foreign investors had a combined net purchase of 8,830 million baht, broken down into asset management companies with a net purchase of 2,463 million baht, insurance companies with a net purchase of 919 million baht, and foreign investors with a net purchase of 5,452 million baht. Meanwhile, the total trading value for the day stood at 76,854 million baht, and the yield on 5-year bonds closed at 1.61%, down 0.01% from the previous day. The auction results for the government bond series LB556A, with a maturity of 30 years and a total amount of 8,000 million baht, yielded a return of 3.1655%, which is 6 basis points higher than the market yield, and the bid-to-cover ratio was 2.37 times the offered amount. Today's foreign investment flows showed a net inflow of 4,948 million baht, resulting from a net buy of 5,452 million baht and maturing bonds of 504 million baht. On the policy side, the Monetary Policy Committee unanimously decided to keep the policy interest rate at 1.00% per annum to support the recovery of the Thai economy.
5-year yield fell 0.01% to 1.61%, indicating slight bond price increase.
