Auction Bot: no rise in yields, six-month bonds assigned at -0.55%

The Italian Treasury today placed 6 billion euros in half-yearly bots, with yields in a very slight decline. In detail, 182-day Bots (maturing April 29, 2022) were assigned with a simple weighted average yield of -0.55%, down by 1 basis point compared to the previous auction. Demand was over € 7.6 billion, with a coverage ratio of 1.27 (up from 1.29 a month earlier).