WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - Following yesterday's auction of $33 billion worth of two-year notes, the Treasury Department sold $36 billion worth of five-year notes on Wednesday, attracting average demand.
The five-year note auction drew a high yield of 2.864 percent and a bid-to-cover ratio of 2.52.
The Treasury sold $35 billion worth of five-year notes last month, drawing a high yield of 2.837 percent and a bid-to-cover ratio of 2.49.
The bid-to-cover ratio is a measure of demand that indicates the amount of bids for each dollar worth of securities being sold.
The ten previous five-year note auctions had an average bid-to-cover ratio of 2.49.
Looking ahead, the Treasury is due to finish off this week's series of long-term securities auctions with the sale of $30 billion worth of seven-year notes on Thursday.
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