Currency: Vietnam dong steady as black market premium narrows, repos decline, Wednesday

The State Bank of Vietnam central exchange rate rose by 8 to 25,263 Wednesday, with the Google Finance mid-market rate climbing 70 to 26,389.96. 

The black market rate was unchanged at 26,510/26,580, narrowing the premium over the official rate to 0.59 percent from 0.85 percent the previous day.

Liquidity operations

Repo injections contracted sharply. 

7-day repos fell from US$96.98 million to US$56.95 million, 14-day repos from US$101.53 million to US$75.68 million, 28-day repos from US$93.15 million to US$26.54 million, and 91-day repos from US$128.10 million to US$64.85 million. 

No new 7-day T-bills were issued.

Interbank rates

Interbank rates eased across the curve. 

Overnight fell to 4.46 percent, 1-week to 4.66 percent, 2-weeks to 4.73 percent, 1-month to 4.57 percent, and 3-months to 5.46 percent. 

The 6-month tenor was stable at 5.86 percent.

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