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Published On 07 Apr 2020 , 04:39 PM

The RBA bought the entire A$2 billion of April 2024-April 2026 government bonds today, focusing mainly on the 2025 and the 2024 bonds.

Following is the result of the auction:

Issuer	Coupon %	Maturity mm/yy	Amount purchased (face value) $m	Weighted average yield %	Cut-off yield %
CGS	2.75	04/24	733	0.3231	0.3200
CGS	3.25	04/25	1073	0.4163	0.4125
CGS	4.25	04/26	194	0.5173	0.5125

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