Suppose [Tokyo], July 23 (Reuters) - Japan's Finance Ministry said on Thursday it awarded 731.30 billion yen ($6.76 billion) in 1.1% government bonds to primary dealers, at 100.31 yen. The ministry said on Wednesday it would sell 40-year bonds as part of the 40.3 trillion yen ($374 billion) monthly bond sale and supply bill auctions. (This story corrects to remove reference to the bonds being debt-financed.) (Reporting by Tetsushi Kajimoto; Editing by Clarence Fernandez)
Can we infer that "The 40-year bonds were sold at a loss"? Yes, no, or maybe?