CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's central bank sold 3 billion Egyptian pounds ($419.58 million) worth of 5- and 10-year bonds on Tuesday, state newspaper al-Ahram reported.

The 5-year bonds, totalling 2 billion pounds, mature in October 2019. They were sold at an average yield of 14.546 percent.

The 10-year bonds, totalling 1 billion pounds, were sold at an average yield of 15.84 percent.

Government bonds are sold by the central bank on behalf of the finance ministry. (1 US dollar = 7.1500 Egyptian pound) (Reporting By Omar Fahmy; Editing by Larry King)