Friday Apr 24, 2026
Friday Apr 24, 2026
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By Wealth Trust Securities
The secondary Bond market continued to see yields holding broadly steady for a fourth consecutive session, reinforcing the ongoing consolidation phase.
Market activity remained subdued as participants stayed cautious amid mixed geopolitical signals with most players adopting a wait-and-see approach in the absence of clear directional triggers.
Accordingly limited trades were seen on selected tenors. The 01.08.26 maturity traded within the range of 8.45%-8.40% and the 15.12.26 maturity traded within the range of 8.70%-8.60%. The 01.05.27 maturity saw its yield drop down the range of 8.89%-8.83%. The 15.10.29 maturity traded at the rate of 10.02% and the 01.03.30 maturity traded lower at the rate of 10.04%. The 15.06.34 maturity traded at the rate of 11.19%.
The total secondary market Treasury Bond/Bill transacted volume for 22 April was Rs. 36.95 billion.
In money markets, the net liquidity surplus stood at Rs. 167.46 billion yesterday, increasing for a fifth consecutive day. An amount of Rs. 182.06 billion was deposited at Central Bank’s SDFR (Standing Deposit Facility Rate) of 7.25% while an amount of Rs. 14.60 billion was withdrawn from the Central Bank’s SLFR (Standing Lending Facility Rate) of 8.25%.
The weighted average rates on overnight call money and Repos remained mostly unchanged at 7.71% and 7.72% respectively.
Forex market
The USD/LKR rate on spot next contracts was seen closing the day at Rs. 318.25/319.00 against its previous day’s spot closing level of Rs. 316.75/317.00.
The total USD/LKR traded volume for 22nd April was $ 52.25
million.
(References: Public Debt Management Office - Ministry of Finance, Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Bloomberg E-Bond Trading Platform, Money Broking Companies)
