Overnight interest rates edged up from around 5 per cent in late May to peak at 6.75 per cent in mid-August,before easing back to around 5-6 per cent thereafter.

• 隔夜拆息由五月下旬约五厘的水平，上升至八月中6.；75厘的高位，然后逐渐回落，在五至六厘之间徘徊。