1-year T-bill
BY08100N
Auctioned 28 Apr 2008 · Issued 02 May 2008 · Matures 04 May 2009
Cutoff yield
1.20%
Auction details
- Bid-to-cover:
- 1.58 (S$1.58 in bids for every S$1 of issue size)
- Amount issued:
- S$3.1B
- Tenor:
- 1-year
1-year cutoff yield history
This auction in context
- Yield change: The 1.20% cutoff is 96 bp lower than the previous 1-year auction (BY07101A, 2.16% on 26 Sept 2007).
Descriptive observations from MAS auction history — not forecasts or recommendations.
How this auction worked
MAS runs a uniform-price auction: every successful bidder — competitive or non-competitive — pays the cutoff yield. The cutoff is the highest yield accepted to fill the issue size; the median is the middle of all submitted bids, useful as a sanity check on whether the cutoff was pulled up by a few aggressive bids. A bid-to-cover ratio above 2.0 generally signals strong demand.
Frequently asked questions
- When does BY08100N mature?
- BY08100N matures on 04 May 2009. T-bills are zero-coupon: you pay below face value at issue and receive the full S$1,000 per bill at maturity.
- What was the bid-to-cover ratio for BY08100N?
- BY08100N had a bid-to-cover ratio of 1.58 — investors submitted S$1.58 in bids for every S$1 of issue size. Ratios above 2.0 typically indicate moderate demand.
- How does BY08100N's cutoff yield compare to recent 1-year T-bill auctions?
- BY08100N's 1.20% cutoff is down 96 bp from the previous 1-year auction. Recent cutoffs: 2.16% (BY07101A, 26 Sept 2007), 2.45% (BY07100V, 26 Apr 2007), 3.21% (BY06101E, 27 Sept 2006).
- How does BY08100N's cutoff yield compare to the current SSB?
- BY08100N cleared at 1.20%, 26 bp lower than the latest SSB year-1 rate of 1.46% (GX26070F). The T-bill locks funds for the full 1-year; the SSB year-1 rate applies for one year then steps up annually toward the 10-year average of 2.11%.
- Can I buy BY08100N with CPF?
- T-bills are CPFIS-OA and CPFIS-SA eligible — you can fund the purchase from your CPF Ordinary Account or Special Account via your bank's CPFIS portal. There are bank-specific fees and a "dead-money" gap to watch. See /learn/how-to-buy-t-bills-with-cpf/ for the full mechanics.
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Other 1-year auctions
- ← BY07101A — 2.16% cutoff
- BY08101V → — 1.20% cutoff
- Latest 1-year: BY26101H — 1.46% cutoff
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Compare & cross-check
- Latest 6-month T-bill: BS26111H — 1.48% cutoff
- Latest SSB: GX26070F — 1.46% year 1
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