The Finance Ministry raised rates to sell $72 million worth of government hryvnia bonds at the weekly auction Tuesday. About 95% of purchases were for six-month bonds. Yields were 8%, an increase of 18 basis points from two weeks ago. One-year bonds went for 9.5%, up 4 base points from one week earlier. Two-year bonds went for 10.5%, up 7 base points from two weeks ago. The auction sales volume was almost seven times larger than the previous week.
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