Treasury 5-Year TIPs Go At 0.550% High Yield

NEW YORK - The Treasury Department today auctioned $11 billion of five-year inflation-indexed notes with a 0.50% coupon, a 0.550% high yield, an adjusted price of 99.767648.

The bid-to-cover ratio was 3.15.

Tenders at the high yield were allotted 30.93%. All competitive tenders at lower yields were accepted in full.

The median yield was 0.430%. The low yield was 0.340%.

Tenders totaled $34,598,952,700 and the Treasury accepted $11,000,030,700 including $342,625,700 non-competitive.

The Fed banks also bought nothing for their own account in exchange for maturing securities.

The notes, which have an issue date of April 30, are dated April 15, and will mature April 15, 2015.

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