This morning the Treasury placed 6-month Treasuries for 6,5 billion euro, the maximum amount offered.
Interest rates fell to 0,492%, from 0,594% recorded in the similar placement carried out in April. Demand is also doing well, equal to 1,7 times supply.
After the announcement of the result of the auction, Piazza Affari is up 0,8%, while the Btp-Bund spread is stationary at 164 basis points.