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Tuesday Dec 16, 2025
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By Wealth Trust Securities
The secondary Bond market remained relatively subdued for a second consecutive session yesterday, reflecting the restrained sentiment that has persisted in recent weeks amid the absence of strong directional signals. Yields held broadly steady across the curve as the market continued to consolidate. Despite the relatively muted activity, decent transaction volumes supported healthy turnover levels, underscoring continued interest within the market.
The 01.08.26 and 15.12.26 maturities were seen trading at the rates of 8.30%-8.25% and 8.37%-8.32%. The 15.03.28, 01.05.28 and 01.07.28 maturities were seen trading within the ranges of 9.22%, 9.25%-9.23% and 9.27%-9.20% respectively. The 15.10.29 maturity traded at the rate of 9.72%. The 15.05.30 and 01.07.30 maturities traded at the rates of 9.80%-9.75% and 9.79%-9.78%. The 01.10.32 maturity traded at the rate of 10.68%. The 01.11.33 maturity traded within the range of 10.72%-10.70%.
The total secondary market Treasury Bond/Bill transacted volume for 22 October was Rs. 26.69 billion.
The net liquidity surplus was recorded at Rs. 123.31 billion yesterday. An amount of Rs. 138.91 billion was deposited at the Central Bank’s SDFR (Standing Deposit Facility Rate) of 7.25%, while an amount of Rs. 15.60 billion was withdrawn from the SLFR (Standing Lending Facility Rate) of 8.25%.
The weighted average rates on overnight call money and Repo stood at 7.90% and 7.91% respectively.
Forex Market
In the Forex market, the USD/LKR rate on spot contracts closed the day depreciating to Rs. 303.65/303.75 as against Rs. 303.40/303.50 the previous day.
The total USD/LKR traded volume for 22 October was $ 76.60 million.
(References: Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Bloomberg E-Bond trading platform, Money broking companies)
