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By Wealth Trust Securities
The secondary Bond market yesterday remained subdued for a third consecutive session, reflecting the same restrained sentiment observed earlier in the week. Activity was largely muted, with only a handful of trades executed on selected maturities. Yields continued to hold broadly steady, consolidating around prevailing levels. Market participants maintained a cautious, wait-and-see stance amid the absence of clear directional cues, underscoring the broader tone of consolidation and restraint that has characterised trading in recent days.
The 15.03.28 maturity was seen trading at 9.14%. The 15.09.29, 15.10.29 and 15.12.29 maturity was seen trading at the rates of 9.73%-9.76%, 9.68%-9.73% and 9.75% respectively. The 01.07.30 maturity traded at the rate of 9.78%. The 15.03.31 maturity traded within the range of 10.03%-10.10%. The 15.12.32 traded at the rate of 10.50%.
The total secondary market Treasury Bond/Bill transacted volume for 8 October was Rs. 14.28 billion.
The net liquidity surplus was recorded at Rs. 156.75 billion yesterday. An amount of Rs. 156.90 billion was deposited at the Central Bank’s SDFR (Standing Deposit Facility Rate) of 7.25%, while Rs. 0.15 billion was withdrawn through the SLFR (Standing Lending Facility Rate) of 8.25%.
The weighted average rates on overnight call money and Repo stood at 7.87% and 7.89% respectively.
Forex Market
In the Forex market, the USD/LKR rate on spot contracts closed the day depreciating to Rs. 302.75/302.83 as against Rs. 302.65/302.69 the previous day.
The total USD/LKR traded volume for 8 October was $ 48.65 million.
(References: Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Bloomberg E-Bond trading platform, Money broking companies)
