Sri Lanka Treasuries yields edge down

ECONOMYNEXT – Yields on Sri Lankan government Treasury Bills edged down at this week’s auction with the 03-month bill yield down 01 basis point to 9.61 percent, the public debt department of the Central Bank said.

The yield on the 06-month Treasury Bill fell 05 basis points to 10.35 percent at the auction while the yield on the 01-year bill fell 02 basis points to 10.71 percent, a statement said.

The public debt department said it got bids worth Rs75.4 billion and accepted bids worth Rs29.5 billion at the auction.
(COLOMBO, May 31, 2017)