27.03.201813:17:00UTC+00Five-Year Note Auction Attracts Average Demand

The Treasury Department continued this week's series of long-term securities auctions with the sale of $35 billion worth of five-year notes on Tuesday, attracting average demand.

The five-year note auction drew a high yield of 2.612 percent and a bid-to-cover ratio of 2.50.

Last month, the Treasury also sold $35 billion worth of five-year notes, drawing a high yield of 2.658 percent and a bid-to-cover ratio of 2.44.

The bid-to-cover ratio is a measure of demand that indicates the amount of bids for each dollar worth of securities being sold.

The ten previous five-year note auctions had an average bid-to-cover ratio of 2.49.

Looking ahead, the Treasury is due to finish off this week's series of long-term securities auctions with the sale of $29 billion worth of seven-year notes on Wednesday.