Tender rates for the Treasury Department's latest 91-day and 182-day discount bills were higher, as the three-months incurred a 1.180% high rate, up from 1.050% the prior week, and the six-months incurred a 1.130% high rate, up from 1.105% the week before.
Coupon equivalents were 1.200% and 1.152%, respectively.
The price for the 91s was 99.701722 and that for the 182s was 99.428722.
The median bid on the 91s was 1.140%. The low bid was 1.000%.
Tenders at the high rate were allotted 67.70%. The bid-to-cover ratio was 2.87.
Tenders totaled $111,826,414,400 and the Treasury accepted $39,000,064,400 including $574,089,900 of non-competitive.
The Fed banks bought nothing for themselves.
The median bid for the 182s was 1.090%. The low bid was 1.065%.
Tenders at the high rate were allotted 34.87%. The bid-to-cover ratio was 2.91.
Tenders totaled $96,107,354,500 and the Treasury accepted $33,000,014,500, including $455,117,500 of non-competitive.
The Fed banks bought nothing for themselves.
