(ANSA) - Rome, November 11 - For the first time ever yields
fell below zero at a 12-month BOT Treasury bond auction
Wednesday.
The average yield fell to -0.03%, from 0.023% at the last
such auction a month previously.
The yields of shorter-term BOTs and other government paper
have slipped below zero recently.
12-mth BOT yield below zero for first time
Down to -0.03% from 0.023% in October