Secondary Bond market starts off slow

Tuesday, 18 November 2025 02:53 - - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}}

By Wealth Trust Securities

The secondary Bond market yesterday kicked off the new trading week on a dull note with activity and transaction volumes seen at subdued levels. Yields were seen edging up marginally, however renewed buying interest kicked and kept a cap on rates.

In terms of the secondary Bond market trade summary, the 15.02.28, 15.03.28 and 01.09.28 maturities were seen trading at the rates of 9.00% each and 9.05% respectively. The 15.06.29, 15.09.29 and 15.10.29 maturities were seen trading at the rates of 9.40%, 9.45% and 9.46% respectively. The 01.07.30 traded at the rate of 9.60%. The 01.12.31 maturity traded at the rate of 10.00%.

The total secondary market Treasury Bond/Bill transacted volume for 14 November was Rs. 15.75 billion.

In money markets, the net liquidity surplus was recorded at Rs. 87.64 billion yesterday. An amount of Rs. 90.36 billion was deposited at Central Bank’s SDFR (Standing Deposit Facility Rate) of 7.25%, while an amount of Rs. 2.72 billion was withdrawn from the Central Bank’s SLFR (Standard Lending Facility Rate) of 8.25%.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 7.94% and 7.96% respectively.

Forex Market

In the forex market, the USD/LKR rate on spot contracts closed the day depreciating marginally to Rs. 307.00/307.25 as against Rs. 306.90/307.20 the previous day. The total USD/LKR traded volume for 14 October was $ 90.75 million.

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