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SWESTR

SWESTR (Swedish krona Short Term Rate) is a reference rate calculated and published by the Riksbank. SWESTR is a transaction-based reference rate calculated by the Riksbank based on transactions executed on the money market from one banking day to the next in Swedish kronor. The Riksbank also provides compounded average rates and an index based on SWESTR. Publication of these begins gradually from 1 October 2021.

SWESTR 30/06/2022

0.149%
  • Volume52,122 MSEK
  • Number of transactions59
  • Number of agents5
  • Calculation methodNormal
Calculation method

Published: 01/07/2022 11:00

What do the values ​​mean?

Interest rate 

SWESTR (Swedish krona Short Term Rate) is always expressed to three decimal places. Read more on the page Calculation method and transaction dataset for SWESTR.

Value day for the interest rate

SWESTR is calculated on the basis of the previous banking day’s transactions and is therefore presented with a time lag of one day. The value day is the day the rate value refers to.

Publication dag

SWESTR is published at 11.00 every banking day. If transaction data is received or validated late, the Riksbank has the possibility of updating the value at 14.00 on the same day, at which point it will become the new official value. However, an update of the interest rate listing will only be made if the deviation between the interest rate published at 11.00 and the new calculated interest rate exceeds two basis points.

Volume

The total transaction volume on which the calculation of SWESTR is based.

Number of reporting agencies

Number of reporting agencies that have contributed transaction data for the calculation of SWESTR.

Number of transactions

Number of underlying transactions used for the calculation of SWESTR.

Calculation method

When the transaction dataset does not fulfil one or more robustness requirements, or in the case of technical problems, SWESTR will be calculated in an alternative manner. If this is the case, the reason for the alternative calculation method will be presented.

1. Insufficient number of reporters
2. Insufficient volume
3. Excessive volume share
4. Technical problems

Compounded averages and index, SWESTR 01/07/2022

Index

99.91753382%
  • 1 week0.14725 %
  • 1 month0.14547 %
  • 2 months0.13750 %
  • 3 months0.05421 %
  • 6 months-0.02530 %
Averages and index

Published: 01/07/2022 11:05

What do the values mean?

Value day

For average rates and index, the value day is the same as the publication day, and also the end date for the time period over which the average rates are calculated. The calculation of index values and average rates takes into account the SWESTR listing published the same day.

Index

The listing refers to the index value for the value day in question. The index reflects the cumulative return on an investment, which regularly accrues interest at the current SWESTR rate. The index is published in decimal format to eight decimal places. On 1 September 2021 the index value is 100.

Average rates

Average rates reflect the average return on an investment, which regularly accrues interest at the current SWESTR rate levels during different time periods. The average rates refer to time periods of different lengths that conclude on the value day and are published at five decimal places.

Publication day

The average rates and index are published at 11.05 every banking day. If the Riksbank publishes a corrected value for SWESTR at 14.00, the average rates and index are also corrected at 14.05.

Reference rates fulfil an important function in the financial system in Sweden and in other countries and are used as a common benchmark when pricing financial contracts. To maintain confidence in Swedish reference rates, the Riksbank would like to see transaction-based reference rates used instead of traditional interbank rates. The Riksbank believes market participants should as soon as possible stop using STIBOR at its shortest maturity and instead use SWESTR. In the longer run, the Riksbank considers that STIBOR should cease for all maturities. Such a change must be done in an orderly manner and is a multi-year development project. The Riksbank will be active in supporting such a change.

The test period for SWESTR that has been running since January 2021 has now been concluded and SWESTR can be used as a reference rate in financial contracts.

Published about SWESTR

Published about SWESTR
Updated 02/09/2021