France issued 1.498 billion euros in indexed OATs on Thursday


PARIS (Agefi-Dow Jones)–Agence France Trésor issued 1.498 billion euros of comparable Treasury bonds (OAT) indexed to inflation during its auction on Thursday.

AFT expected to raise 1 billion to 1.5 billion euros during this operation.

OATis are indexed to inflation in France, while OATei are indexed to inflation in the euro zone.

Here are the details of the operation. The figures in parentheses correspond to the results of the previous auction, conducted on January 20 for OATei July 2031 and OATi March 2032, and on April 22 for OATi March 2036.

Issue               0.10% July 25, 2031 OATei
Bids received       1.798 bln
Bids accepted       729 mln
Bid-to-cover ratio  2.47       (2.81)
Yield               -1.20%     (-1.50%)
Average price       113.10     (116.46)
Minimum price       113.08     (116.43)
Settlement date     Feb. 21, 2022
Issue               0.10% March 1, 2032 OATi
Bids received       1.294 bln
Bids accepted       499 mln
Bid-to-cover ratio  2.59       (2.87)
Yield               -1.01%     (-1.33%)
Average price       111.77     (115.61)
Minimum price       111.72     (115.56)
Settlement date     Feb. 21, 2022
Issue               0.10% March 1, 2036 OATi
Bids received       1.075 bln
Bids accepted       270 mln
Bid-to-cover ratio  3.98       (2.30)
Yield               -0.87%     (-1.10%)
Average price       114.56     (119.49)
Minimum price       114.53     (119.39)
Settlement date     Feb. 21, 2022

-Emese Bartha, Dow Jones Newswires

(French version Lydie Boucher) ed: DID

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February 17, 2022 06:20 ET (11:20 GMT)



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