Wednesday Oct 29, 2025
Wednesday Oct 29, 2025
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By Wealth Trust Securities
The secondary Bond market yesterday kicked off the new trading week on a steady note, with overall activity observed at moderate levels.
This reflected the restrained sentiment that has persisted in recent weeks amid the absence of strong directional signals. Yields held broadly steady across the curve and the market continued to consolidate. Despite the relatively moderate activity, decent transaction volumes supported healthy turnover levels, underscoring continued interest within the market.
In the secondary Bond market, the 01.06.26 maturity was seen trading at the rate of 8.25%. The 15.03.28 and 01.05.28 maturities were seen trading at the rates of 9.20% and 9.25% respectively.
The 01.09.28 maturity was seen trading at the rate of 9.30%. The 15.05.30 and 01.07.30 maturities were seen trading at the rates of 9.78%-9.755% and 9.78% to 9.74% respectively. The 01.07.32 maturity was seen trading at the rate of 10.80%.
The total secondary market Treasury Bond/Bill transacted volume for 24 October was Rs. 11.73 billion.
In money markets, the net liquidity surplus was recorded at Rs. 135.06 billion yesterday. An amount of Rs. 140.43 billion was deposited at Central Bank’s SDFR (Standing Deposit Facility Rate) of 7.25%, while an amount of Rs. 5.37 billion was withdrawn from the Central Bank’s SLFR (Standard Lending Facility Rate) of 7.25%.
The weighted average rates on call money and repo were registered at 7.89% and 7.92% respectively.
Forex Market
In the Forex market, the USD/LKR rate on spot contracts closed the day depreciating further to Rs. 304.10/304.25 as against Rs. 303.70/303.85 the previous day.
The total USD/LKR traded volume for 24 October was $ 117.30 million.
(References: Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Bloomberg E-Bond trading platform, Money broking companies)
