Tuesday Oct 27, 2026
Tuesday Oct 27, 2026
Tuesday, 27 October 2026 01:50 - - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}}
By Wealth Trust Securities
The secondary Bond market yesterday kicked off the fresh trading week with yields holding broadly steady across majority of the yield curve. However, selective selling pressure on the 2033 and 2034 tenors saw yields push higher.
Market activity and transaction volumes remained at moderate levels, ahead of an auction packed week. The week will see back-to-back primary auctions, with a Rs. 100 billion Treasury Bill auction scheduled for tomorrow (28), followed by a Rs. 100 billion Treasury Bond auction on Thursday (29).
The 15.02.28 maturity traded at the rate of 10.45%. The 01.08.30 and 15.10.30 maturities traded at the rates of 11.50% and 11.55%-11.54% respectively. The 01.12.31 maturity traded at the rate of 11.85%. The 15.12.32 maturity traded at the rate of 12.00%. The 01.06.33 and 01.11.33 maturities were seen trading at the rates of 12.30% and 12.35% respectively. The 15.06.34 maturity traded at the rate of 12.50%.
In the money market, the net liquidity surplus stood at Rs. 107.77 billion yesterday. Of this, Rs. 76.64 billion was deposited with the Central Bank through its Standing Deposit Facility (SDF) at 8.25%, while Rs. 0.61 billion was withdrawn through the Standing Lending Facility (SLF) at 9.25%.
Meanwhile, the Domestic Operations Department (DOD) of the Central Bank absorbed further liquidity through an overnight repo auction, mopping up Rs. 31.75 billion at weighted average rate of 8.75%.
The weighted average rates on overnight call money and repos were 9.02% and 9.07% respectively.
Forex market
The USD/LKR rate on spot contracts was seen closing the day depreciating to Rs. 332.25/332.40, as against its previous day’s close of Rs. 332.10/332.20. The total USD/LKR traded volume on 23 October was $ 110.25 million.
(References: Public Debt Management Office - Ministry of Finance, Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Bloomberg E-Bond Trading Platform, Money Broking Companies)
