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The proposed debentures, which will mature in five and seven years, will be listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange.
An auction of 90,000 million rupees Treasury bills is scheduled on October 14.
The issue offered 100 billion rupees
The fixed rate of interest payable on the bond will be determined through competitive bidding
Bond yields closed steady to higher on selected tenors, dealers said.
The issue aimed to raise 100 million dollars.
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.
| 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 held broadly steady with a downward bias on the shorter tenors, dealers said.
Rupee appreciated further
The telegraphic transfer rates for the dollar was 325.6500 buying 334.6500 selling
Rupee appreciated further
Bringing the total of bills sold this week to 154 billion rupees.
Rupee appreciated further
Rupee improved further
Floating rate, calculated as the 12 months Net Treasury Bill rate plus 2.00% per annum.
Rs. 140,000 million Treasury bills are to be issued through an auction on 19 th August
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