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By Wealth Trust Securities
At the weekly Treasury Bill auction conducted yesterday, weighted average yields were seen edging up very marginally only on the 91-day and 182-day tenors, while the 364-day remained steady following three consecutive weeks of increases across all 3 tenors.
Accordingly, the 91-day yield rose by 1 basis point to 9.26% and the 182-day by 3 basis points to 9.44% while the rate of the 364-day tenor held unchanged at 9.95%.
The Public Debt Management Office (PDMO) successfully raised the full Rs. 80 billion offered. The 91-day and 182-day tenors recorded acceptances above their respective target allocations, while the 364-day tenor fell short of its target.
Total bids received amounted to 2.06 times the overall offer.
The Phase II subscription is now open until 3.00 p.m. today (8) at the Weighted Average Yield Rates (WAYRs) determined at the auction (see table for auction details).
The secondary Bond market yesterday saw rates hold steady and consolidate. Activity and transaction volumes were seen at subdued levels.
The 15.10.28 and 15.12.28 maturities traded at the rates of 10.55% and 10.60% respectively. The 01.08.30, 15.10.30 and 01.02.31 maturities traded at the rates of 11.25%, 11.35% and 11.40% respectively.
In the money market, the net liquidity surplus stood at Rs. 153.69 billion. A total of Rs. 95.01 billion was deposited at the Central Bank’s SDFR (Standing Deposit Facility Rate) of 8.25% as against an amount of Rs. 0.23 billion withdrawn from the Central Bank’s SLFR (Standing Lending Facility Rate) of 9.25%.
In addition, the Domestic Operations Department (DOD) of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka mopped out Rs. 56.40 billion by way of an overnight repo auction at a weighted average yield of 8.75%, Rs. 2.50 billion through a 7-day term repo auction at the weighted average yield of 8.75% and Rs. 40 billion through a 29-day term repo auction at the weighted average yield of 9.21%.
The weighted average yields on overnight call money and repos were 8.98% and 9.05% respectively.
Forex market
The USD/LKR rate on spot contracts was seen closing at Rs. 330.95/331.05 yesterday, with the rupee broadly steady against its previous day’s closing of Rs. 330.85/330.95. The total USD/LKR traded volume for 6 October amounted to $ 30.70 million.
(References: Public Debt Management Office - Ministry of Finance, Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Bloomberg E-Bond Trading Platform, Money Broking Companies)
