Banks showed subdued appetite for the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) auction of term deposit facility (TDF) this week with tenders amounting to P524.3 billion versus offer of P510 billion.
“The BSP maintained the TDF offer volume at P510 billion and the distribution mix between the 7-day and 14-day tenors at P150 billion and P360 billion, respectively,” according to BSP Deputy Governor Francisco G. Dakila Jr.
Dakila noted oversubscriptions of 1.06 times for the 7-day and 1.01 times for 14-day TDF.
He said the P524.30 billion total bids which was lower than P575.91 billion last week is “consistent with the BSP’s liquidity expectations.”
The 7-day tenor, offered at P150 billion, attracted P159.22 billion bids while its average interest rate slightly dipped to 1.7202 percent from 1.7230 percent last May 19. Its bid coverage ratio also fell to 1.0615 from 1.1887 due to slower demand. Tenders were lower compared to the previous P167.74 billion.
The 14-day TDF, in the meantime, was also offered in the same amount of P360 billion as last week. Tenders amounted to P365.08 billion compared to P408.12 billion. The yield increased to 1.7714 percent from 1.7546 percent. The bid coverage ratio stood at 1.0141 from 1.1337.
“The weighted average interest rate (WAIR) for the 7-day TDF continued to decline from last week’s rate, settling slightly lower by 0.286 bp (basis points) to 1.7202 percent. Meanwhile, the WAIR for the 14-day TDF continued to increase, rising by 1.685 bps to 1.7714 percent,” said Dakila.
He also said that the range of yields accepted in the 7-day TDF has “remained low and narrow” at 1.700 percent to 1.732 percent. The range for the 14-day TDF, on the other hand has “shifted higher and widened” to 1.725 percent to 2.080 percent.
“The results of the TDF auction show sustained market participants’ interest in the BSP’s deposit facilities, particularly on the shorter tenor,” said Dakila.
The TDF is one BSP's primary liquidity control tools.