Notable
Stocks opened up
Bringing the total of bonds sold in the week to 85.69 billion
Bond yields edged up slightly on the shorter end of the yield curve
66.12 billion rupees of bills sold of an offered 90 billion
Bond yields closed slightly higher, dealers said.
An auction of 100,000 million rupees Treasury bills is due on October 28.
Bringing the total of bills sold this week to 88 billion rupees.
The Colombo Stock Exchange has approved the listing in principle.
Bond yields were somewhat steady, dealers said.
Bond yields closed higher, dealers said.
All 3 bills are available on tap.
Foreigners have bought 89.3 billion (US$271.1 million) worth rupee bonds in the last 11 straight weeks since June 19.
Bringing the total of bonds sold in the week to 55 billion, data from the Public Debt Management Office showed.
Bond yields were down particularly on the belly end of the actively quoted tenors, dealers said.
Bond yields closed lower on selected tenors while the rest of the yield curve consolidated, dealers said.
Bond yields were broadly steady, dealers said.
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| US Dollar | 331.7485 | 330.8514 |
| UK Pound | 443.7468 | 438.3450 |
| Euro | 372.5204 | 371.0168 |
| Yen | 2.0969 | 2.0916 |
| Aus Dollar | 233.0533 | 231.1659 |
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| Indian Rupee | 3.4948 | 3.4202 |
| Korean Won | 0.2499 | 0.2479 |
| Oman Rial | 861.6397 | 859.3320 |
| Saudi Riyal | 88.4403 | 88.0955 |
| UAE Dirham | 90.3209 | 90.0766 |
| pts | % | |
|---|---|---|
| S&P SL20 | 5,656.91 | -0.43% |
| CSE All Share | 19,927.30 | -0.28% |
| Turnover Rs | 1457.79 million | 1193.67 million |
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| 3-m bill | 7.61 | 7.84 |
| 6-m bill | 7.91 | 8.26 |
| 12-m bill | 8.23 | 8.3 |
| 3-yr bond | 9.24 | 9.25 |
| 5-yr bond | 9.82 | 9.56 |
| 8-yr bond | 10.50 | 10.48 |
| today | yesterday | |
|---|---|---|
| Overnight Money | 7.70 | 7.69 |
| Gilt Repo | 7.74 | 7.72 |
| I-m SLIBOR | - | - |
Bond yields edged lower
The proposed debentures will mature in five years and will be listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange.
Bond yields were steady to lower on select tenors, dealers said.
Latest buying boosted the foreign buying in the government securities to 81.2 billion (US$246.3 million) in 10 weeks
Bringing the total of bills sold this week to 132 billion rupees.
Bond yields closed down, dealers said.
Both bonds are available on tap.
Bond yields dropped ahead of auction
Bond yields held broadly steady, dealers said.
All 3 bills are available on tap.
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