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DUBAI, Oct 4 (Reuters) - Qatar's central bank sold 1 billion riyals ($275 million) of Treasury bills at a monthly auction on Tuesday, with yields rising from the previous month.
The central bank said it sold 550 million riyals of three-month bills at a yield of 1.44 percent, compared to 500 million riyals at 1.14 percent last month.
It sold 300 million riyals of six-month bills at 1.63 percent, versus 250 million riyals at 1.58 percent, and 150 million riyals of nine-month bills at 1.99 percent, against 250 million riyals at 1.74 percent.
Demand in this month's auction totalled 1.85 billion riyals compared to 3.96 billion riyals last month.
(Reporting by Andrew Torchia; Editing by Andrew Heavens) ((andrew.torchia@thomsonreuters.com; +9715 6681 7277; Reuters Messaging: andrew.torchia.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))
The central bank said it sold 550 million riyals of three-month bills at a yield of 1.44 percent, compared to 500 million riyals at 1.14 percent last month.
It sold 300 million riyals of six-month bills at 1.63 percent, versus 250 million riyals at 1.58 percent, and 150 million riyals of nine-month bills at 1.99 percent, against 250 million riyals at 1.74 percent.
Demand in this month's auction totalled 1.85 billion riyals compared to 3.96 billion riyals last month.
(Reporting by Andrew Torchia; Editing by Andrew Heavens) ((andrew.torchia@thomsonreuters.com; +9715 6681 7277; Reuters Messaging: andrew.torchia.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))
