Total Transactions At Rs 346.62 Cr

NSE REPORT

The Wholesale Debt Market (WDM) at the National Stock Exchange (NSE) clocked a trading volume of Rs 346.62 crore of which the treasury bills accounted to volume of Rs 18 crore.

The prices of the securities saw a fall during the day as there were net sellers in the market, said a broker.

According to traders, the call money market ruled at higher level of 10 per cent and consequently banks began selling securities to remain liquid.

The yield of 13.82 per cent government security maturing in 2002 was reported at 11.12 per cent against the previous days figure of 10.99 per cent.

The 12.5 per cent government loan maturing in 2004 was traded at the weighted average yield of 11.13 per cent against yesterdays yield of 11.06 per cent.

The paper was traded for Rs 15 crore at the low of Rs 105.95 and closed at high of Rs 106.

The 11.15 per cent government loan maturing in 2002 was in demand showing a volume of Rs 45 crore. It was traded at the weighted average yield of 11.05 per cent at a low of 100.30 and closed at the high of Rs 103.45.

The corporate debenture segment showed volumes worth Rs 6.03 crore and 484 trades were reported in the section.