US five-year note auction records high yield of 3.72%

The US Treasury Department on Wednesday revealed sale of $70 billion worth of five-year notes attracted average demand. The five-year note auction saw a high yield of 3.72 percent and a bid-to-cover ratio of 2.36. The Treasury also sold $70 billion worth of five-year notes last month, recording a high yield of 3.98 percent and a bid-to-cover ratio of 2.31. The bid-to-cover ratio is a measure of demand that indicates the number 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 2.38. Today, the Treasury is due to announce the results of this month's auction of $44 billion worth of seven-year notes.