HUNGARY: Mol Expected to Sign New Crude Supply Deal

Aug-22 09:14
  • Hungarian refiner Mol is expected to sign a new crude supply deal after a halt in the flow from Lukoil via Ukraine, Bloomberg report Cabinet Minister Gergely Gulyas as saying at a government briefing this morning. 
  • He added that the costs of transport will probably rise and Mol will have to carry the risk from the Russian-Ukrainian border under proposed solution and Bloomberg have since reported that costs will rise $1.5/bbl on the new deal.
  • Note that Foreign Minister Szijjarto said yesterday that Hungary is making progress in talks to guarantee its long-term crude supplies after the blocking of Lukoil shipments via Ukraine.

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AUSTRIA T-BILL AUCTION RESULTS: 3/6-Month RATBs

Jul-23 09:12
Type 3-month ATB 6-month ATB
Maturity Oct 31, 2024 Jan 30, 2025
Allotted E827mln E785mln
Previous E1.396bln E817mln
Amount E1bln E1bln
Target E1bln E1bln
Previous E1.75bln E1bln
Avg yield 3.550% 3.450%
Previous 3.680% 3.660%
Bid-to-cover 2.11x 2.23x
Previous 2.17x 2.23x
Bid-to-offer 1.75x 1.75x
Previous 1.73x 1.82x
Previous date May 21, 2024 Apr 23, 2024

GILT AUCTION RESULTS: Mixed linker auction

Jul-23 09:07
  • A mixed linker auction, with a decent bid-to-cover in excess of 3x (albeit the lowest on a non-linker auction since September).
  • The price of 87.425 but below the secondary market low of the day at 87.448.
  • In spite of this, the 0.125% Mar-39 linker price is now higher than it was immediately on the release of the auction results (albeit it did have a very marginal dip at the time).- No wider impact on non-linker pricing.

GILT AUCTION RESULTS: 0.125% Mar-39 linker

Jul-23 09:03
0.125% Mar-39 linker Previous
Amount GBP1.00bln GBP1.00bln
Avg yield 1.053% 1.051%
Bid-to-cover 3.08x 3.16x
Avg price 87.425 87.330
Pre-auction mid 87.535 87.292