FRANCE AUCTION PREVIEW: On offer next week

Oct-10 09:05

France has announced it will be looking to sell a combined E9.5-11.5bln of the following MT OATs at its auction next Thursday, October 16:

  • the 2.40% Sep-28 OAT (ISIN: FR001400XLW2)
  • the 2.50% May-30 OAT (ISIN: FR0011883966)
  • the 2.70% Feb-31 OAT (ISIN: FR001400Z2L7)
  • the 0.00% Nov-31 OAT (ISIN: FR0014002WK3)

France has also announced it will be looking to sell a combined E0.75-1.25bln of the following I/L OATs at another auction on that Thursday:

  • the 0.60% Jul-34 OATei (ISIN: FR001400JI88)
  • the 1.80% Jul-40 OATei (ISIN: FR0010447367)
  • the 0.10% Jul-53 OATei (ISIN: FR0014008181)

Additionally, France has announced it will be looking to sell up to a combined E8.1bln of the following BTFs at its auction next Monday, October 13:

  • E0.2-0.6bln of the 12-week Jan 7, 2026 BTF
  • E2.7-3.1bln of the new 14-week Jan 21, 2026 BTF
  • E1.7-2.1bln of the 25-week Apr 9, 2026 BTF
  • E1.9-2.3bln of the 51-week Oct 7, 2026 BTF

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ITALY T-BILL AUCTION RESULTS: 12-month BOT results

Sep-10 09:04
Type12-month BOT
MaturitySep 14, 2026
AmountE9bln
TargetE9bln
PreviousE8bln
Avg yield2.030%
Previous2.012%
Bid-to-cover1.39x
Previous1.41x
Previous dateAug 12, 2025

GILT AUCTION RESULTS: 4.00% Oct-31 Gilt Auction Result

Sep-10 09:03
 4.00% Oct-31 GiltPrevious
AmountGBP4.00blnGBP4.25bln
Avg yield4.208%4.401%
Bid-to-cover3.27x2.74x
Tail0.2bp0.7bp
Avg price98.88897.778
Low price98.87697.740
Pre-auction mid98.85197.763
Previous date 21-May-25

GILTS: Front End Heavy Into Supply

Sep-10 08:58

Some underperformance for the front and belly on the curve this morning, bear flattening seen. Presence of the impending ’31 supply a potential factor, bidding deadline imminent.