KSD Reports 101 Trillion KRW in Bond and CD Registrations in Q1, Up 15.9% Year-on-Year

[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Ju-yeon] The scale of bond and CD registered issuance in the first quarter of this year increased compared to the same period last year.

The Korea Securities Depository announced on the 14th that the amount of funds raised through the Depository's bond and CD registration system in the first quarter of this year was approximately KRW 101.3 trillion, a 15.9% increase compared to the same period last year. Compared to the previous quarter, it decreased by 0.7%.

The registered issuance scale of bonds was about KRW 97.3 trillion, up 21.9% from the same period last year and 3.3% higher than the previous quarter.

The registered issuance scale of CDs was about KRW 4 trillion, down 47.4% from the same period last year and 48.7% lower than the previous quarter.

The proportion of registered issuance by type was as follows: special bonds (38.0%), financial company bonds (28.1%), general company bonds (15.7%), SPC bonds (7.5%), national housing bonds (4.5%), CDs (3.9%), local government bonds (2.1%), and local public corporation bonds (0.2%).

For financial company bonds, KRW 28.4 trillion was registered and issued, increasing by 21.9% year-on-year and 4% quarter-on-quarter. By maturity, medium-term bonds accounted for 42.3% with KRW 12.0401 trillion issued, followed by long-term bonds at 36.4% with KRW 10.349 trillion, and short-term bonds at 21.3% with KRW 6.0633 trillion issued.

General company bonds totaled KRW 15.9 trillion in registered issuance, down 11.7% year-on-year but up 18.7% compared to the previous quarter. Long-term bonds with maturities exceeding 3 years accounted for KRW 8.9646 trillion or 56.2%, medium-term bonds with maturities over 1 year and up to 3 years were KRW 6.5574 trillion or 41.1%, and short-term bonds with maturities under 1 year accounted for KRW 438.2 billion or 2.7%.

Securitized SPC bonds registered issuance of KRW 7.6 trillion, up 43.4% year-on-year but down 38.2% quarter-on-quarter. By maturity, medium-term bonds accounted for KRW 3.3123 trillion or 43.6%, followed by short-term bonds at KRW 2.7929 trillion or 36.8%, and long-term bonds at KRW 1.4912 trillion or 19.6%.

Special bonds registered issuance of KRW 38.5 trillion, increasing by 36% year-on-year and 13.6% quarter-on-quarter.

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