Rates mixed in Treasury bill auctions.

WASHINGTON -- The Treasury sold $26.89 billion of 91-day and 182-day bills at mixed rates yesterday. The three-months incurred an average rate, of 3.11%, unchanged from the previous auction on Nov. 8. The six-months incurred a 3.26% rate, down from 3.28% in the previous sale.

Coupon equivalents were 3.18% for the three-months and 3.36% for the six-months.

Tenders for the 91s totaled $58.26 billion, and the Treasury accepted $13.93 billion, including $1.28 billion of noncompetitive bids accepted at the average.

Tenders for the 182s totaled $59.7 billion, and the Treasury accepted $14.02 billion, including $968 million of noncompetitive bids accepted at the average.

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