Treasury sells 5-year notes at 6.78% yield.

WASHINGTON - The Treasury yesterday sold $11.01 billion of five-year notes at a yield of 6.78%, up from the 6.60% incurred in the previous sale on April 28. and the highest since the 6.93% incurred in the April 23, 1992, auction.

The coupon rate was 6 3/4%, up from 6 1/2% at the previous auction. The average price was 99.875.

In the Dutch auction, all competitive tenders at yields lower than 6.94% were accepted in full. Buyers who bid at the high yield of 6.94% were allotted 35% of their total bids. The median yield was 6.76%, and the low yield was 6.69%.

The Treasury received $31.6 billion in bids and accepted $11.01 billion, including $750 million of noncompetitive bids at the average return.

The Treasury sold an additional $830 million to government and Federal Reserve banks as agents of foreign and international monetary authorities, in exchange for maturing securities. In addition, $446 million was accepted at the average price from government accounts and Federal Reserve banks for their own account, in exchange for maturing securities.

The notes will mature May 31, 1999.

For reprint and licensing requests for this article, click here.
MORE FROM AMERICAN BANKER