In the same period, yields on Treasuries with five-year maturities went to 4.4 percent, from 3.62 percent.

All of yesterday's issues had five-year maturities and an initial offering price of par.

The inflation-pegged securities were introduced in 1997 with the sale of five-year and 10-year maturities.

One issue will have a five-year maturity and the other a 10-year maturity date.

There was always going to be good domestic support particularly with it being a five-year maturity.

The five-year maturity was offered at a price to yield 6.32 percent, and it too showed improvement.

The first Austrian bonds had five percent rates of return and a five-year maturity.

Most of the loans have five-year maturities but 30-year amortization periods.

In when-issued trading, the five-year maturity was offered at a price to yield 6.64 percent.

The long five-year maturity fell three basis points, to 8.15 percent.