Tender rates for the Treasury Department's latest 91-day and 182-day discount bills were lower, as the three-months incurred a 0.215% high rate, down from 0.260% the prior week, and the six-months incurred a 0.500% high rate, off from 0.550% the week before.
Coupon equivalents were 0.219% and 0.510%, respectively.
The price for the 91s was 99.945653 and that for the 182s was 99.747222.
The median bid on the 91s was 0.195%. The low bid was 0.150%.
Tenders at the high rate were allotted 77.55%. The bid-to-cover ratio was 3.56.
Tenders totaled $99,621,647,500 and the Treasury accepted $28,000,097,500 including $352,390,600 of non-competitive.
The Fed banks bought nothing for themselves.
The median bid for the 182s was 0.480%. The low bid was 0.450%.
Tenders at the high rate were allotted 7.99%. The bid-to-cover ratio was 3.96.
Tenders totaled $102,955,290,900 and the Treasury accepted $26,000,337,300, including $324,190,900 of non-competitive.
The Fed banks bought nothing for themselves.
