Local treasury auction nets UAH 209 mln for Finance Ministry

The Finance Ministry sold UAH 209.4 mln in local treasury bonds at auction on July 13. The government sold UAH 131 mln in six-month bonds at 20.96% YTM, UAH 27.8 mln in bonds due April 28, 2010 at 20.59% and UAH 50.4 mln in bonds due April 27, 2011 at 22.4%. Since the beginning of the year, the Finance Ministry has sold more than UAH 9.5 bln in local sovereign bonds.