{"id":104448,"date":"2026-01-09T11:39:27","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T06:39:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=104448"},"modified":"2026-01-09T11:39:31","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T06:39:31","slug":"sbp-secures-pkr-1-09-tn-via-govt-bonds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/sbp-secures-pkr-1-09-tn-via-govt-bonds.html","title":{"rendered":"SBP secures PKR 1.09 tn via govt bonds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Islamabad: Pakistan\u2019s government securities auctions on Wednesday witnessed strong investor participation, with the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) raising a total of PKR 1.09 trillion through treasury bills (T-bills) and Pakistan Investment Bonds (PIB) Floaters. The cut-off yields declined across all T-bill tenors, indicating positive market sentiment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the T-bills auction, the government accepted PKR 979 billion, exceeding the cumulative target of PKR 850 billion, from total bids worth PKR 2.56 trillion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The one-month T-bills saw an acceptance of PKR 87 billion at a cut-off yield of 10.20%, marking a 29-basis-point drop from the previous auction. For the three-month tenor, PKR 80 billion was accepted at a yield of 10.15%, down 34 basis points. Six-month T-bills were accepted at PKR 52 billion with a cut-off yield of 10.16%, declining 32 basis points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/sbp-reduces-interest-rate-to-support-growth.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SBP reduces interest rate to reinforce growth momentum<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The majority of the auction was concentrated in the 12-month papers, where the government raised PKR 761 billion at a cut-off yield of 10.16%, a 33-basis-point decrease from the prior auction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, the 10-year PIB Floating Rate (Semi-Annual) auction collected PKR 108 billion, significantly above the target of PKR 50 billion, with total bids reaching PKR 758 billion. The cut-off price was set at 97.20, translating to a cut-off rate of 10.93%. The spread over the benchmark narrowed to 47 basis points, compared to 63 basis points in the previous auction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The results reflect strong investor confidence in government-backed securities, as the easing yields signal improved market sentiment amid ongoing economic developments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad: Pakistan\u2019s government securities auctions on Wednesday witnessed strong investor participation, with the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) raising a total of PKR 1.09 trillion through treasury bills (T-bills) and Pakistan Investment Bonds (PIB) Floaters. The cut-off yields declined across all T-bill tenors, indicating positive market sentiment. In the T-bills auction, the government accepted PKR 979 billion, exceeding the cumulative target of PKR 850 billion, from total bids worth PKR 2.56 trillion. The one-month T-bills saw an acceptance of PKR 87 billion at a cut-off yield of 10.20%, marking a 29-basis-point drop from the previous auction. For the three-month tenor, PKR 80 billion was accepted at a yield of 10.15%, down 34 basis points. Six-month T-bills were accepted at PKR 52 billion with a cut-off yield of 10.16%, declining 32 basis points. Read: SBP reduces interest rate to reinforce growth momentum The majority of the auction was concentrated in the 12-month papers, where the government raised PKR 761 billion at a cut-off yield of 10.16%, a 33-basis-point decrease from the prior auction. In addition, the 10-year PIB Floating Rate (Semi-Annual) auction collected PKR 108 billion, significantly above the target of PKR 50 billion, with total bids reaching PKR 758 billion.&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":64102,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15016],"tags":[70449,65523,70448,69079,18632,60808,41,70447,34475,50172,70445,70446,6066,2631,67768,52954],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-104448","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-developments","8":"tag-10-year-pib","9":"tag-bond-yields","10":"tag-finance-news","11":"tag-government-bonds","12":"tag-government-securities","13":"tag-investor-confidence","14":"tag-islamabad","15":"tag-market-sentiment","16":"tag-pakistan-economy","17":"tag-pakistan-investment-bonds","18":"tag-pib-floaters","19":"tag-pkr-1-09-trillion","20":"tag-sbp","21":"tag-state-bank-of-pakistan","22":"tag-t-bill-auction-2","23":"tag-treasury-bills","24":"cat-15016-id"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>SBP secures PKR 1.09 tn via govt bonds - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The results reflect strong investor confidence in government-backed securities, as the easing yields signal improved market sentiment....\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/sbp-secures-pkr-1-09-tn-via-govt-bonds.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"SBP secures PKR 1.09 tn via govt bonds - Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The results reflect strong investor confidence in government-backed securities, as the easing yields signal improved market sentiment....\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/sbp-secures-pkr-1-09-tn-via-govt-bonds.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pakistan Real Estate News &amp; Pakistan Property News &amp; Latest Updates - Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ZameenPK\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-01-09T06:39:27+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-01-09T06:39:31+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/news-cdn.zameen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/GoP.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1170\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"400\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Samra Zulfiqar\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@ZameenProperty\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@ZameenProperty\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Samra Zulfiqar\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"SBP secures PKR 1.09 tn via govt bonds - Zameen News","description":"The results reflect strong investor confidence in government-backed securities, as the easing yields signal improved market sentiment....","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/sbp-secures-pkr-1-09-tn-via-govt-bonds.html","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"SBP secures PKR 1.09 tn via govt bonds - Zameen News","og_description":"The results reflect strong investor confidence in government-backed securities, as the easing yields signal improved market sentiment....","og_url":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/sbp-secures-pkr-1-09-tn-via-govt-bonds.html","og_site_name":"Pakistan Real Estate News &amp; Pakistan Property News &amp; Latest Updates - Zameen News","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ZameenPK","article_published_time":"2026-01-09T06:39:27+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-01-09T06:39:31+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1170,"height":400,"url":"https:\/\/news-cdn.zameen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/GoP.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"Samra Zulfiqar","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@ZameenProperty","twitter_site":"@ZameenProperty","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Samra Zulfiqar","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/sbp-secures-pkr-1-09-tn-via-govt-bonds.html#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/sbp-secures-pkr-1-09-tn-via-govt-bonds.html"},"author":{"name":"Samra Zulfiqar","@id":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/9810bc80e0f6830dcb87310b88ef6293"},"headline":"SBP secures PKR 1.09 tn via govt bonds","datePublished":"2026-01-09T06:39:27+00:00","dateModified":"2026-01-09T06:39:31+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/sbp-secures-pkr-1-09-tn-via-govt-bonds.html"},"wordCount":241,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/sbp-secures-pkr-1-09-tn-via-govt-bonds.html#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/news-cdn.zameen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/GoP.png","keywords":["10-year PIB","bond yields","finance news","government bonds","government securities","investor confidence","Islamabad","market sentiment","Pakistan economy","Pakistan Investment Bonds","PIB floaters","PKR 1.09 trillion","SBP","State Bank of Pakistan","T-bill auction","Treasury Bills"],"articleSection":["New Developments"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/sbp-secures-pkr-1-09-tn-via-govt-bonds.html#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/sbp-secures-pkr-1-09-tn-via-govt-bonds.html","url":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/sbp-secures-pkr-1-09-tn-via-govt-bonds.html","name":"SBP secures PKR 1.09 tn via govt bonds - Zameen News","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/sbp-secures-pkr-1-09-tn-via-govt-bonds.html#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/sbp-secures-pkr-1-09-tn-via-govt-bonds.html#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/news-cdn.zameen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/GoP.png","datePublished":"2026-01-09T06:39:27+00:00","dateModified":"2026-01-09T06:39:31+00:00","description":"The results reflect strong investor confidence in government-backed securities, as the easing yields signal improved market sentiment....","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/sbp-secures-pkr-1-09-tn-via-govt-bonds.html#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/sbp-secures-pkr-1-09-tn-via-govt-bonds.html"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/sbp-secures-pkr-1-09-tn-via-govt-bonds.html#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/news-cdn.zameen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/GoP.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/news-cdn.zameen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/GoP.png","width":1170,"height":400},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/sbp-secures-pkr-1-09-tn-via-govt-bonds.html#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"SBP secures PKR 1.09 tn via govt bonds"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/","name":"Pakistan Real Estate News &amp; Pakistan Property News &amp; Latest Updates - Zameen News","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/#organization","name":"Zameen.com","alternateName":"Zameen","url":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/news-cdn.zameen.com\/wp-content\/upload\/2015\/09\/Zameen.com_-_Logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/news-cdn.zameen.com\/wp-content\/upload\/2015\/09\/Zameen.com_-_Logo.png","width":600,"height":300,"caption":"Zameen.com"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ZameenPK","https:\/\/x.com\/ZameenProperty","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/zameenpk\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/9810bc80e0f6830dcb87310b88ef6293","name":"Samra Zulfiqar","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/news-cdn.zameen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Samra-96x96.jpg","url":"https:\/\/news-cdn.zameen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Samra-96x96.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/news-cdn.zameen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Samra-96x96.jpg","caption":"Samra Zulfiqar"},"description":"Samra Zulfiqar, a real estate analyst at Zameen.com, is passionate about finding projects that offer buyers the best returns. Her keen insights spotlight the market\u2019s most promising opportunities.","url":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/author\/samra"}]}},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104448","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=104448"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104448\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":104449,"href":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104448\/revisions\/104449"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/64102"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=104448"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=104448"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=104448"},{"taxonomy":"persona","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/persona?post=104448"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}