ATHENS- Greece sold 812.5 million euros ($917.31 million) of six-month treasury bills, the country's debt agency (PDMA) said on Wednesday.

The debt agency sold the new paper at a yield of -0.43%, up three basis points from -0.46% in a previous sale in late December. The amount raised included 187.5 million euros in non-competitive bids.

The sale's bid-to-cover ratio was 2.06, down from 2.98 in the previous auction. Settlement date is on Jan. 28.

($1 = 0.8857 euros)

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