Rates mixed in treasury bill auctions.

WASHINGTON -- The Tresury sold $26.08 billion of 91-day and 182-day bills at mixed rates yesterday. The three-months incurred an average rate of 4.92%, unchanged from the previous auction on Oct. 3. The six-months incurred a 5.34% rate, down from 5.38% in the previous auction.

Coupon equivalents were 5.05% for the three-months and 5.57% for the six-months.

Tenders for the 91s totaled $45.42 billion, and the Treasury accepted $13.07 billion, including $1.34 billion of noncompetitive bids accepted at the average.

Tenders for the 182s totaled $42.48 billion, and the Treasury accepted $13.01 billion, including $1.55 billion of noncompetitive bids accepted at the average.

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