Reply #64: U.S. Treasury to sell $40 bln bills on Monday

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WASHINGTON, March 9 (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Department said on Thursday it will sell $21 billion of three-month bills and $19 billion of six-month bills on Monday, March 13.

The bills will be issued on Thursday, March 16.

Proceeds from the sale will be used to refund an estimated $32.68 billion of publicly held 13- and 26-week bills maturing March 16 and to raise about $7.32 billion of new cash. Also maturing is an estimated $16 billion of publicly held 4-week Treasury bills, the disposition of which will be announced March 13.

The three-month bills mature on June 15, while the six-month bills mature on Sept. 14.

Treasury said $5.50 billion of the three-month bills can be excluded when bidders calculate their net long positions. The net long reporting threshold for the three-month bills is $7.35 billion and for the six-month bills it is $6.65 billion.

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