WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - The Treasury Department announced the results of this month's auction of $56 billion worth of two-year notes on Monday, revealing the sale attracted above average demand.
The two-year note auction drew a high yield of 0.165 percent and a bid-to-cover ratio of 2.71.
Last month, the Treasury sold $54 billion worth of two-year notes, drawing a high yield of 0.151 percent and a bid-to-cover ratio of 2.41.
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 two-year note auctions had an average bid-to-cover ratio of 2.57.
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