Tender rates for the Treasury Department's latest 90-day and 181-day discount bills were higher, as the three-months incurred a 0.055% high rate, up from 0.035% the prior week, and the six-months incurred a 0.155% high rate, up from 0.110% the week before.
Coupon equivalents were 0.056% and 0.157%, respectively.
The price for the 90s was 99.986250 and that for the 181s was 99.922069.
The median bid on the 90s was 0.040%. The low bid was 0.030%.
Tenders at the high rate were allotted 31.18%. The bid-to-cover ratio was 3.83.
Tenders totaled $92,020,379,800 and the Treasury accepted $24,000,254,800 including $403,429,800 of non-competitive.
The Fed banks bought nothing for themselves.
The median bid for the 181s was 0.140%. The low bid was 0.115%.
Tenders at the high rate were allotted 65.99%. The bid-to-cover ratio was 3.74.
Tenders totaled $89,844,257,400 and the Treasury accepted $24,000,153,400, including $344,819,400 of non-competitive.
The Fed banks bought nothing for themselves.
