Green Shoe Option, government aggressively won PBS028
Weighted Average Yield (WAY, Weighted Average Yield) PBS028 which was 4 bps lower than the previous auction.
Weighted Average Yield (WAY, Weighted Average Yield) PBS028 which was 4 bps lower than the previous auction.
Apart from the low interest in PBS003, the government only won yesterday’s Sukuk auction worth IDR 6.4 trillion or below the indicative target of IDR 10 trillion.
Based on Bloomberg data, the 15-year and 20-year benchmark SUN experienced lower prices.
The US released data on US jobless benefits claims for the week of 870 thousand people. This figure is more than the market estimate of 850 thousand claims.
The Minister of Finance projects that Indonesia’s GDP in 3Q20 will contract between 1% and 2.9%, it may even continue until the 4Q20 period. Meanwhile, the Minister of Finance projected domestic GDP to shrink 0.6% -1.7% on an annual basis.
Investors are still responding negatively to the uncertainty over the end of the pandemic in Indonesia, as positive cases increase to record highs again. Previously, market players had also observed the imperfect economic recovery.
The Minister of Finance projects Indonesia’s GDP for the 3Q20 period to grow negatively or contract by -1% to -2.9%. Meanwhile for 2020, the projection is at -0.6% to -1.7%.
BMRI’s current liquidity is fairly relaxed, in line with the gradually decreasing Loan to Deposit Ratio (LDR). As of March 2020, BMRI LDR was at 94.9%, then decreased to 87.7% in June 2020.
The movement of SUN benchmark at the beginning of the week was mixed. A number of investors are again hunting for safe haven assets, amid the spike in Covid-19 cases in Europe and Indonesia.