Secondary Bond market remains active

Tuesday, 6 January 2026 01:40 - - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}}

By Wealth Trust Securities

The secondary Bond market yesterday opened the new trading week with yields edging up slightly. However, this triggered renewed buying interest which kept a cap on rates and steered yields into a consolidation phase. The overall activity was seen at healthy levels, supported by several sizable block trades.

In terms of the secondary Bond market trade summary the 01.06.26 maturity was seen trading at the rate of 8.45%. The 01.05.27 and 15.09.27 maturities were seen trading at the rates of 8.95% and 9.00% respectively. The 15.03.28 maturity was seen trading at the rate of 9.07%. The 01.05.28, 01.07.28 and 15.10.28 maturities were seen trading up the ranges of 9.13%-9.15%, 9.18% and the ranges of 9.20%-9.22% respectively. The 15.06.29, 15.09.29 and 15.12.29 maturities were seen changing hands at the rates of 9.60%-9.62%, 9.70% and 9.74%-9.75%. The 01.07.30 maturity traded at the rate of 9.80% and the 15.10.30 maturity at the rates of 9.87%-9.90%. The 01.06.33 maturity was seen trading at the rate of 10.54% and the 01.11.33 at the rates of 10.55%-10.50%.

The total secondary market Treasury Bond/Bill transacted volume for 2 January was Rs. 16.21 billion.

In money markets, the net liquidity surplus stood Rs. 135.80 billion. An amount of Rs. 149.20 billion was deposited at Central Bank’s SDFR (Standing Deposit Facility Rate) of 7.25%, while an amount of Rs. 13.40 billion was withdrawn from the Central Bank’s SLFR (Standard Lending Facility Rate) of 8.25%.

The weighted average rates on call money and repo were registered at 8.03% and 8.04% respectively.

Forex market

In the Forex market, the USD/LKR rate on spot contracts closed the day depreciating to Rs. 309.95/310.05 as against Rs. 309.75/309.85 the previous day.

The total USD/LKR traded volume for 2 January was $ 34.55 million.

(References: Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Bloomberg E-Bond trading platform, Money broking companies)