A record high auction of $34 billion two-year Treasury bonds drew a high yield of 2.115% allotted to 15.68% of bidders. The high yield was below the 'when issued' yield of 2.133% prior to the announcement.
The median discount rate was 2.050% and the low yield was 1.990%.
The bid-to-cover ratio was 2.21, with non-competitives taking $645,328,300. Primary dealers took $21,068,080,000 with direct bidders receiving $2,955,000,000 of competitives and indirect bidders taking $9,306,625,000.
By Erik Kevin Franco and edited by Stephen Huebl
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