According to the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe the highest rate offered was 100:1 and the lowest was 25.5: 1, just 50 cents above the fixed rate that has been operating since26 March.
The black market was trading at between 75:1 and 90:1.
Online platforms that publish black market rates are, however, still blank except for the Old Mutual Implied rate which was at 128:1 today.
The central bank says US$10.3 million was allotted against total bids of US$11.4 million, just over a million short.
It said the highest amount, US$ 2.9 million, went to raw materials with US$2.4 million going to machinery and equipment.
Other amounts were:
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