ROMA, March 7 (Reuters) - Total retail orders for
Italy's new 5-year 'BTP Italia' bond reached 4 billion euros
($4.27 billion) since the beginning of the offer, Milan bourse
data showed on Tuesday .
Retail orders amounted to 360 million euros by 830 GMT. On
Monday, the first day of offering, the Treasury raised a total
of 3.64 billion euros.
The Treasury will offer the new inflation-indexed bond to
small savers until the market close on Wednesday, unless it
decides to end the sale earlier. Professional buyers can place
orders on Thursday.
The minimum guaranteed real annual coupon was set at 2% for
the bond due March 14, 2028.
In November, via a similar bond with a 6-year maturity, the
Treasury raised a total of 11.99 billion euros.
($1 = 0.94 euros)
(reporting by Valentina Consiglio, editing by Alvise Armellini)
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