Mon, 24 Mar 2014 14:58:05 GMT
Treasuries drop before U.S. sells $96 billion in notes
Treasury notes due to 2024 dropped for the first time in three days ahead of the U.S. selling $96 billion of fixed-rate notes. The U.S. 10-year yield climbed 0.03 percentage point, to 2.77% as of 8:37 a.m. in New York. The 2.75% note due in February 2024 fell $2.50 per $1,000, to 99 26/32. The interest rate advanced to 2.82%