California Says Individuals Order Half of Bond Offering

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Individual investors placed orders for more than half of the $1.55 billion of general-obligation bonds California began selling today, with a preliminary yield of 2.51 percent on securities maturing in 2022.

Individuals ordered $809 million of the bonds, or about 52 percent, according to Tom Dresslar, a spokesman for California Treasurer Bill Lockyer.