Italy's borrowing costs for ten-year funds fell below 6 percent at a debt auction on Monday as investors are looking forward to some crucial moves from the European Central Bank, which holds its rate-setting session later in the week.
The Italian Treasury sold a total EUR 5.48 billion bonds maturing in 2015, 2017 and 2022, against a maximum target of EUR 5.5 billion.
The country raised EUR 2.5 billion from the sale of its benchmark 10-year bond due September 2022, which matched the top target for the sale.
The yield on the 10-year bond dropped to 5.96 percent from 6.19 percent on June 28. The bid-to-cover ratio, which mirrors demand, edged up to 1.29 from 1.28.
The 5-year debt fetched a yield of 5.29 percent, down from 5.84 percent in the previous sale on June 28. Demand was 1.34 times the offer, weaker than 1.54 times last month.
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