IN OTHERNEWS

• The Treasury Department auctioned $37 billion in three-month bills at 0.300 percent, down from 0.315 percent last week. And $30 billion in six-month bills was auctioned at 0.410 percent, down from 0.420 percent.

• The Federal Reserve said the average yield for one-year Treasury bills fell to 0.51 percent from 0.52 percent.