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SONIA

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SONIA
Also known as
Sterling Overnight Index Average
Last reviewed
September 25, 2026

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SONIA (Sterling Overnight Index Average) is a sterling benchmark rate that the Bank of England calculates and publishes every business day from the rates on unsecured overnight sterling deposit transactions. It is a trimmed mean that removes the top and bottom 25% of transactions by volume, published on the business day after the transactions.

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