The first-ever combined forex auction (SMEs and Grand Auction) results are in. The Reserve bank last week decided to merge the two auctions after what seemed to have been a test run of the SMEs Auction.
The results are as follows:
SME Auction #2 | Main Auction #8 | |
Amount Allotted | USD789 866.02 | USD17 981 174.01 |
Highest Rate | 90.0000 | 90.0000 |
Lowest Rate | 80.0000 | 77.0160 |
Lowest Accepted Rate | 80.0000 | 77.0160 |
Total Bids | USD789 866.02 | USD17 981 174.01 |
Number of Bids Recieved | 75 | 171 |
Number of Bids Disqualified | 15 | 15 |
Weighted Average Rate 82.5608
Purpose | Amount Alloted Main Auction (USD) | Amount Alloted SME Auction (USD) |
Raw Materials | 7 638 735.47 | 235 721.60 |
Machinery and Equipment | 2 939 205.80 | 148 685.35 |
Consumables | 2 530 257.93 | 145 872.68 |
Pharmaceuticals and Chemicals | 1 421 435.64 | 97 023.36 |
Services (Loans, Dividends and Disinvestments) | 1 353 774.00 | 67 416.87 |
Retail and Distribution | 1 215 715.17 | 70 746.16 |
Fuel. Electricity and Gas | 475 820.00 | 0 |
Paper and Packaging | 406 230.00 | 24 400.00 |
TOTAL | 17 981 174.01 | 789 866.02 |