The US Treasury's 2-year auction hit a high yield of 4.787% on Tuesday, up from the 4.204% high in the previous auction.
The bid to cover ratio for the auction was 2.63, above the 2.60 ratio in the previous auction.
Dealers represented 56.20% of the bids, with direct bidders at 15.16% and indirect bidders at 28.64%.
For takedown, dealers took 13.19%, with direct bidders at 29.02% and indirect bidders at 57.79%.
Danone (BN.PA) issued a 1.5 billion-euro bond in three tranches to improve funding flexibility and extend the maturity of its debt, according to a Monday release.The offering includes three tranches of 500 million euros each, with the first 18-month tranche carrying a floating coupon of three-month Euribor + 0.30% and the second and third tranches carrying coupons of 4.0910% and 4.4180% and maturities of five and nine years, respectively.The French food products company expects to settle the offer on Sept. 28. The bonds will be listed on Euronext Paris.
Cham Swiss Properties (CHAM.SW) said Monday that it placed a 1.6% fixed-rate bond with a principal amount of 100 million francs and a term of five years.Settlement of the bond is scheduled for Oct. 27. The Swiss real estate company earmarked the proceeds for its development pipeline and the repayment of short-term loans.
Bper Banca (BPE.MI) said Monday that it issued a 4.125% green senior non-preferred bond with a principal amount of 500 million euros and a term of four years.The Italian lender issued the fixed-rate notes at 99.87% of the principal amount following oversubscription, with total orders above 1.9 billion euros.Proceeds from the issuance will be used for eligible green assets in line with the green, social and sustainability bond framework of the group.