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Treasury sold $100 billion of 6-week bills at a 3.940 percent high rate

Treasury auctioned $100 billion of 6-week bills on November 3 at a 3.940 percent high discount rate, down from 3.950 percent on October 27, a 1 basis point decline. The high investment rate was 4.013 percent, against 4.023 percent at the prior auction. Bid-to-cover was 2.88, against 2.83. Price per 100 was 99.540333. Total accepted was $106,224,817,400 and total tendered was $287,676,020,000. SOMA accepted $6,224,191,100. The share allotted at the high rate was 28.03 percent. The bills issue November 5 and mature December 17. The move is under the 10 basis point bar. Official Treasury print. No earlier slot today filed this auction.

Offering amount
$100,000,000,000 2026-11-03 · prior $95,000,000,000 (2026-10-27)
High discount rate
3.94% 2026-11-03 · prior 3.95% (2026-10-27)
High investment rate
4.01% 2026-11-03 · prior 4.02% (2026-10-27)
Bid-to-cover ratio
2.88 2026-11-03 · prior 2.83 (2026-10-27)
Price per 100
99.54 2026-11-03 · prior 99.539 (2026-10-27)
Total accepted
$106,224,817,400 2026-11-03 · prior $103,453,371,400 (2026-10-27)
Total tendered
$287,676,020,000 2026-11-03 · prior $268,530,739,000 (2026-10-27)
SOMA accepted
$6,224,191,100 2026-11-03 · prior $8,452,557,400 (2026-10-27)
Share allotted at the high rate
28.03% 2026-11-03 · prior 83.1% (2026-10-27)
6-week bill high discount ratepercent3.94%3.94%3.95%3.95%3.95%Oct 27Nov 3U.S. Treasury auction results, October 27 and November 3, 2026 · vertical axis does not start at zero
6-week bill high discount rate. U.S. Treasury auction results, October 27 and November 3, 2026. Share card.

Source: Treasury auction results, 6-week bill, November 3, 2026 — U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect. Also: Treasury auction results press release, 6-week bill, November 3, 2026, Treasury auction results, 6-week bill, October 27, 2026.

all 9 figures found at the source
  • found Offering amount = $100,000,000,000 — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect
  • found High discount rate = 3.94% — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect
  • found High investment rate = 4.01% — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect
  • found Bid-to-cover ratio = 2.88 — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect
  • found Price per 100 = 99.54 — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect
  • found Total accepted = $106,224,817,400 — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect
  • found Total tendered = $287,676,020,000 — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect
  • found SOMA accepted = $6,224,191,100 — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect
  • found Share allotted at the high rate = 28.03% — at U.S. Department of the Treasury, TreasuryDirect

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