KUALA LUMPUR - Short-term rates are expected to remain stable today, supported by Bank Negara Malaysia’s operations to absorb excess liquidity in the financial system.
Liquidity in the banking system is estimated at RM40.72 billion in the conventional market and RM28.01 billion in the Islamic money market.
Today, BNM will conduct two reverse repo tenders worth RM1.5 billion and RM1 billion for seven and 92-day tenors, respectively.
The central bank also announced the availability of reverse repos, securities borrowing and buy-back agreements, and collateralised commodity murabahah facilities with tenors of one week, one month and three months.
At 4 pm, BNM will conduct up to RM43.2 billion in conventional overnight tenders and RM28 billion murabahah overnight tenders. -BERNAMA
TAGS: BNM, Short-term rates, Liquidity, Reverse repo tenders, Islamic money market