Spain raises €5.44 billion in bond auction with solid demand
Spain's Treasury sold €5.44 billion of bonds across three maturities at Thursday's auction. Data was reported by Newsmetry API.
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what happened
Spain's Treasury sold €5.44 billion ($6.10 billion) of bonds at its Thursday auction on October 15, 2026, according to the original publisher, Newsmetry API.
Demand was strongest for the bond maturing March 31, 2029. Bids totalled 4,957 million euros against 2,400 million allotted, and the bid-to-cover ratio rose to 2.07 from 1.12 at the previous sale. The average yield was 3.313%, with a 2.35% coupon.
For the May 31, 2031 bond, the average yield reached 3.482% and the bid-to-cover ratio was 1.94. The October 31, 2033 bond carried an average yield of 3.713%, with a 2.39 bid-to-cover ratio on 1,195 million euros allotted.
why it matters
Yields on all three bonds are higher than at their previous auctions, suggesting investors are asking for more compensation for holding Spanish long-dated debt. The exchange rate at the time was $1 = €0.8913, which is useful for converting the euro total into dollar terms.
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- Spain sells €5.44 bln in bonds — Newsmetry API, 15 October 2026 at 08:55 UTC
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