Russia's VTB sells 16.9 bln rbl of 1-day exchange bonds on Thursday

MOSCOW, Aug 19 (PRIME) -- Russia's second biggest lender VTB placed 16.853 billion rubles of 1-day exchange bonds out of a 50 billion ruble limit on Thursday, according to the Moscow Exchange.

The bank offered bonds at 99.9835%, which corresponds to a 6.02% annual yield to maturity. Banks struck 543 deals.

(73.4633 – U.S. $1)

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