The French treasury agency has raise a total of €8.006 billion through a sale of treasury bills (T-bills), The Wall Street Journal reports. The agency sold euro-denominated bills in three tranches. The €4.5 billion bills will mature on Nov. 10, 2011, while bills worth €2.5 billion will be due on Feb. 23, 2012. The remaining €1 billion bills will mature on July 26, 2012.

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