Secondary Bond market activity remains healthy

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By Wealth Trust Securities

Yields in the secondary Bond market remained broadly steady yesterday and consolidated across much of the yield curve, apart from a few selected maturities which saw yields edge higher. Activity and transaction volumes remained at healthy levels.

The 15.02.28, 15.03.28 and 15.12.28 maturities traded at the rates of 10.53%, 10.55% and 10.70% respectively. The 01.07.30 and 01.08.30 maturities traded at the rates of 11.50% and 11.55% respectively. The 15.10.30 maturity traded at 11.55%-11.60%. The 01.11.33 and 15.10.34 maturities traded at 12.00% and 12.10% respectively.

In the money market, the net liquidity surplus stood at Rs. 143.41 billion yesterday. An amount of Rs. 86.65 billion was deposited at Central Bank’s SDFR (Standing Deposit Facility Rate) at 8.25% as against an amount of Rs. 7.24 billion withdrawn from the Central Bank’s SLFR (Standing Facility Rate) at 9.25%.

In addition, the Domestic Operations Department (DOD) of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka drained out an amount of Rs. 54 billion by way of an overnight repo auction at a weighted average rate of 8.65% as against an offered amount of Rs. 60 billion. A six-day term Repo auction mopped up a further Rs. 10 billion at the rate of 8.75%.

The weighted average rates on overnight call money and Repos were recorded at 8.95% and 8.98% respectively.

Forex market

The USD/LKR spot rate closed the day at LKR. 336.20/336.30 yesterday, as against the previous day’s close of LKR. 336.30/336.40.

The total USD/LKR traded volume for 15 July was $ 37.02 million.

(References: Public Debt Management Office - Ministry of Finance, Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Bloomberg E-Bond Trading Platform, Money Broking Companies)