Bangkok--27 Mar--SET
The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) has approved new listings on the Bond Electronic Exchange (BEX) worth THB 65.00 billion (about USD 1.86 billion) from the Bank of Thailand (BOT), and THB 3.8 billion (about USD 108.57 million) from Government Housing Bank (GHB).
These issues will lift BEX-listed government bonds to THB 3.088 trillion (about USD 88.23 billion), or 90.16% of the value of all listed bonds. The total listed value of bonds now rises to THB 3.425 trillion (about USD 97.86 billion).
1. The BOT bonds are comprised of:
- BOT50/30/14D, worth THB 25.00 billion, with a 14-day maturity and falling due on April 10, 2007. It will commence trading on March 28, 2007, using “CB07410A” as its trading symbol.
- BOT50/31/14D, worth THB 25.00 billion, with a 14-day maturity and falling due on April 12, 2007. It will commence trading on March 28, 2007, using “CB07412A” as its trading symbol.
- BOT50/32/12D, worth THB 15.00 billion, with a 12-day maturity and falling due on April 10, 2007. It will commence trading on March 29, 2007, using “CB07410B” as its trading symbol.
2. The GHB bonds to commence trading on March 29, 2007are comprised of:
- GHB50/06/10Y, worth THB 1.80 billion, with a 10-year maturity and falling due on March 29, 2017. It will use “GHB173B” as its trading symbol. The bond bears a fixed interest rate of 4.26% per annum. Interest payment will be made every six months.
- GHB50/07/12Y, worth THB 1.00 billion, with a 12-year maturity and falling due on March 29, 2019. It will use “GHB193B” as its trading symbol. The bond bears a fixed interest rate of 4.46% per annum. Interest payment will be made every six months.
- GHB50/08/15Y, worth THB 1.00 billion, with a 15-year maturity and falling due on March 29, 2022. It will use “GHB223B” as its trading symbol. The bond bears a fixed interest rate of 4.578% per annum. Interest payment will be made every six months.
Those wishing to invest in BEX-listed bonds should contact any securities firm. To stay updated on domestic and international bond markets, they should visit www.bex.or.th , or browse www.thaimutualfund.com to learn more about fixed income funds.
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