India, Sept. 10 -- The Treasury Department announced the results of this month's auction of $22 billion worth of thirty-year bonds on Thursday, revealing the sale attracted above average demand.

The thirty-year bond auction drew a high yield of 5.308 percent and a bid-to-cover ratio of 2.61.

Last month, the Treasury sold $25 billion worth of thirty-year bonds, drawing a high yield of 5.216 percent and a bid-to-cover ratio of 2.39.

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 thirty-year bond auctions had an average bid-to-cover ratio of 2.41.

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