On Thursday June 11, 2009 the US Treasury department said it received bids totaling more than $29 billion for the $11 billion worth of 30-year notes sold. The bid-to-cover ratio, a gauge of demand, was 2.68, the highest since May 2008 and well above the average of 2.39 in the previous three 30-year reopening auctions according to Reuters.
30-Yr U.S. Treasury auction summary:
- $29.6 billion Tendered
- $11.1 billion Accepted
- CUSIP Number 912810QB7
- Series: Bonds of May 2039
- Interest Rate 4-1/48%
- High Yield: 4.72%
- Median Yield: 4.684%
- Low Yield: 4.599%
- Issue Date: June 15, 2009
- Maturity Date: May 15, 2039
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