The French Treasury Agency has raised €8.515 billion through a sale of treasury bills, The Wall Street Journal reports. The amount on offer for the first tranche of bills, maturing on Aug. 4, 2011, was €4 billion.

The amount on offer for the second tranche of bills, maturing on Nov. 3, 2011, was €2 billion. The amount on offer for the third tranche of bills, maturing on May 3, 2012, was €2.5 billion.

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