NEW YORK -- U.S. Treasury debt prices were higher Thursday, holding earlier gains, after data showed a small net foreign sale of Treasuries in September.
According to Treasury Department data Thursday, foreign investors sold a net $374 million of U.S. government securities in September, compared with a net purchase of $44.15 billion in August.
Benchmark 10-year notes were up 9/32 in price to yield 4.59 percent, down from 4.62 percent late Wednesday. They were up 10/32 in price, yielding 4.58 percent moments before the release of the data. Bond prices move inversely to their yields.
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