Tender rates for the Treasury Department's latest 91-day and 182-day discount bills were lower, as the three-months incurred a 0.055% high rate, down from 0.065% the prior week, and the six-months incurred a 0.080% high rate, down from 0.090% the week before.
Coupon equivalents were 0.056% and 0.081%, respectively.
The price for the 91s was 99.986097 and that for the 182s was 99.959556.
The median bid on the 91s was 0.050%. The low bid was 0.030%.
Tenders at the high rate were allotted 53.71%. The bid-to-cover ratio was 4.85.
Tenders totaled $135,774,743,600 and the Treasury accepted $28,000,198,600 including $468,143,600 of non-competitive.
The Fed banks bought nothing for themselves.
The median bid for the 182s was 0.075%. The low bid was 0.060%.
Tenders at the high rate were allotted 43.40%. The bid-to-cover ratio was 4.84.
Tenders totaled $125,879,987,800 and the Treasury accepted $26,000,647,800, including $393,612,800 of non-competitive.
The Fed banks bought nothing for themselves.
