Egypt median o/n interbank drops to 8.76 pct

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CAIRO: The median overnight interbank rate on the pound dropped to 8.76 percent on Monday from 8.791 percent on Thursday in a liquid market on the last day of a two-week reserve calculation period, dealers said.

The market is still very liquid because it s the last day of the reserve ratio period, one dealer said.

Sunday was a bank holiday in Egypt.

The central bank was not auctioning any certificates of deposit, which tend to absorb market liquidity. In the absence of these typically higher-yielding instruments, banks tend to revert to the interbank market.

Rates have been hovering just above 8.75 percent for the past month. The central bank keeps overnight interest rates within a corridor by offering to borrow at 8.75 percent and lend at 10.75 percent.

Seven out of 10 banks contacted by Reuters reported overnight deals in a range of 8.755 to 8.78 percent compared with deals at between 8.76 and 8.79 percent on Thursday.

No banks reported dealing in one-week money.

By 1 pm, the Egyptian pound weakened to LE 5.6971 against the dollar, compared with Thursday s closing weighted average of LE 5.6967.

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