KUALA LUMPUR: Short-term rates are expected to remain stable today on Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) operations to absorb surplus liquidity from the financial system.
Liquidity is estimated at RM43.07 billion in the conventional system and RM25.61 billion in Islamic funds.
Today, the central bank will conduct two conventional money market tenders, comprising a RM1 billion tender for six days and a RM500 million tender for 14 days; as well as two Commodity Murabahah Programme tenders, consisting of a RM400 million tender for 14 days and a RM100 million tender for 21 days.
BNM will also conduct a RM370 million reverse repo tender for 184 days,
It had also announced the availability of reverse repo, sale and buy-back agreement, and Collateralised Commodity Murabahah facilities for tenors of one to three months.
At 4 pm, BNM will conduct up to RM40.9 billion conventional overnight tender and RM24.1 billion for Murabahah overnight tender. - Bernama