Notable
Bond yields continued to edge lower, dealers said.
Bringing the total of bills sold this week to 154 billion rupees.
Bond yields dropped further, dealers said.
Bond yields were broadly steady dealers said.
Foreign investors have dumped nearly US$50 million worth Sri Lanka rupee bonds in last two weeks
Bond yields edged up slightly
The rupee improved slightly after dropping for weeks
32.49 billion rupees sold of an offered 90 billion
Rupee has depreciated over the last few weeks
An auction of 90,000 million rupees Treasury bills was ongoing
Rupee closed at 315.60/80 to the US dollar in the spot next
Stocks were trading down
Bond yields closed broadly steady despite fluctuations.
On Wednesday (25) the debt office raised 34,941 million rupees of an offered 80 billion rupees.
| 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 | - | - |
The central bank has bought around US$700mn in the first two months of this year
All three bills are available on tap.
Bond yields closed broadly steady.
An auction of Rs. 80,000 million Treasury bills was ongoing.
Rupee continued to weaken
Stocks were trending up
Signs of de-escalation as US President Doland Trump announced he was suspending Iran power plant attacks amid talks.
Bringing the total of bills sold last week to 64.16 billion rupees.
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