TOKYO: A 10-year Japanese government bond auction on Tuesday had an average yield at 0.768%, while the yield at the lowest accepted price was 0.770%.

The bid-to-cover ratio was 3.93. Another measure of demand called the tail was 0.02 yen, compared to 0.10 yen at the previous 10-year note auction last month.

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The 10-year JGB yield declined further following the result, and was last down 1.5 basis points at 0.755%. It had earlier risen to a decade-high of 0.78%.