Notable
Bond yields closed steady compared to the previous close after dropping intraday, dealers said.
CB has bough US$905 million from the market on a net basis in the first seven months of 2026
Bond yields extend decline
They have bought net Rs.51.5bn so far this year
80,000 million rupees Treasury bills are to be issued through an auction on Wednesday
Bringing the total of bills sold last week to 64.16 billion rupees.
Bond yields stabilized, opened steady and offers dropped on the back of signs of de-escalation of the conflict.
Rupee depreciates, bond yields rise
Bond yields were quoted and traded up as the West Asia conflict escalated with oil passing 110 dollars a barrel
Bond yields closed up dealers said.
60.79 billion rupees sold of an offered 120 billion.
An auction of 120,000 million rupees Treasury bills was ongoing.
Rupee improved from previous day
Secondary market 'not that active'
| 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 | - | - |
Trading and settlement of the social bond will continue to be through the CSE in rupees.
Bringing the total of bonds sold in the week to 91.02 billion
The issue was rated ‘BBB+(lka)’ by Fitch Ratings.
Bringing the total of bills sold last week to 105,719 million rupees.
Sri Lanka has seen over US$56 mn worth net inflows into rupee bonds this year
Of an offered 130 billion
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