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5-year (12.80%) and 7-year (13.00%) instruments will be offered at 100 rupees each.
Bringing the total of bills sold in the week to 73.332 billion rupees; less than the offered 90bn.
Positive contributors to the ASPI were Carson Cumberbatch, Distilleries, Commercial Bank, LOLC Holdings, and LOLC
Deshal de Mel to become Senior Independent Director (Senior Director) with effect from October 30
Positive contributors to the ASPI were Dialog Axiata, Hatton National Bank, Vallibel One
An auction of 100,000 million rupees Treasury bills was ongoing.
Positive contributors to the ASPI were Browns Investments, Vallibel one, Singer, Access Engineering and CCS
Bringing the total of bonds sold in the week to 55 billion, data from the Public Debt Management Office showed.
Positive contributors to the ASPI were HNB, Dialog, Colombo Dockyard
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.
Positive contributors to the ASPI were Browns Investments, Carson Cumberbatch and Windforce
Market turnover was 144.9 million rupees.
Bond yields were broadly steady, dealers said.
Particulars of the buying and selling parties are as follows:
Bond yields edged lower
| 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 | - | - |
Arcasia Investment and ATX Partners voluntary offer to buy shares of Industrial Asphalts now a mandatory offer
The proposed debentures will mature in five years and will be listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange.
Market turnover stood at 347 million rupees, with Capital Goods leading the turnover generating 93.7 million rupees.
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.
Cargills (Ceylon), Dialog Axiata and Citizens Development Business Finance were top negative contributors.
Both bonds are available on tap.
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