Slovakia sells SKK 4.4 bln worth of 12-yr bond

    Slovakia sold 4.391 billion 
crowns ($164.3 million) worth of 12-year, 5.3 percent state bonds 
, in an auction on Monday, the Finance Ministry's 
Debt and Liquidity Management Agency said. 
    The bonds mature on May 12, 2019. It was the 17th 
tranche of the paper. 
 
AUCTION DATE                      22/01/07         27/11/06(pvs) 
 
AVG. ACCEPTED YIELD                4.383             4.278 
HIGHEST ACCEPTED YIELD             4.400             4.300 
LOWEST ACCEPTED YIELD              4.253             4.250 
TAIL (max. yield minus avg. yield) 0.017             0.022 
PERCENTAGE ACCEPTED AT MAX YIELD    100               100 
TOTAL BIDS                     6.503 bln SKK     1.613 bln SKK 
ALLOTTED                       4.391 bln SKK     0.543 bln SKK 
Settlement date: January 24, 2007 
 NOTE. Details of the auctions can be found on page  
  

[BRATISLAVA/Reuters/Finance.cz]