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Official Result (MOF)

Auction Date2026-05-20
Issue Date2026-05-21
IssueJGB (20-Year) No. 196(reopen)
Coupon (%)3.4%
Maturity2046-03-20
Methodprice conventional
Offering¥700B
Competitive Bids¥2.1T
Accepted Amount¥525.8B
Lowest Accepted Price96.40(3.715%)
Weighted Avg Price96.44(3.711%)
Allotment Ratio
Non-competitive I¥173.8B
Non-competitive II¥15.5B

Source: https://www.mof.go.jp/jgbs/reference/appendix/jgb_historical_data.xls

Offering Terms (from MOF notice) documents →

Official name利付国庫債券(20年)(第196回)
Legal basis財政法(昭和22年法律第34号)第4条第1項及び特別会計に関する法律(平成19年法律第23号)第46条第1項
Coupon dates毎年3月20日及び9月20日
Planned amount¥700B
Bid deadline2026-05-20 11:50
Payment date2026-05-21
Non-competitive IIheld
Price terms

Derived Metrics calc auction-v1 / auction-v2

ThisPrevavg (12)minmaxz
Bid/Cover4.014.823.432.504.82+1.00
Tail (sen)42232114-0.66
Non-competitive take-up26.5%31.5%
GradeB (score +0.83)(z(B/C) − z(tail))/2 bucketed A(≥1)/B(≥0.3)/C/D(≤−0.3)/E(≤−1), vs last 12 same-tenor
Yield tail (bp)0.40.2

Same-tenor Auction History

3.004.002025-052025-092026-012026-05
Auction DateIssueBid/CoverTail (sen)Avg Yield (%)
2026-05-20JGB (20-Year) No. 1964.0143.711
2026-04-14JGB (20-Year) No. 1964.8223.327
2026-03-17JGB (20-Year) No. 1953.2563.141
2026-02-19JGB (20-Year) No. 1953.08142.968
2026-01-20JGB (20-Year) No. 1953.19253.253
2025-12-11JGB (20-Year) No. 1944.1032.916
2025-11-19JGB (20-Year) No. 1943.28312.809
2025-10-15JGB (20-Year) No. 1943.56132.674
2025-09-17JGB (20-Year) No. 1934.00102.654
2025-08-19JGB (20-Year) No. 1933.09132.581
2025-07-10JGB (20-Year) No. 1933.15182.482
2025-06-24JGB (20-Year) No. 1923.11282.364
2025-05-20JGB (20-Year) No. 1922.501142.453