Some dollars flowing back into emerging market bonds

Nov 03, 2015 (LBO) – Despite a slowdown in China which led to selling of emerging market bonds over the last two years, some investors are getting back in, a media report said. Investors such as Eaton Vance and HSBC Asset Management have added to their exposure to emerging markets. Bonds in local currency from […]

Sri Lanka sells Rs10.36bn in 04 and 14 year bonds

Oct 30, 2015 (LBO) – The issue of treasury bonds amounting to 9 billion rupees have been oversubscribed with 72 billion rupees of bids received from investors.The Central Bank has accepted 3.7 billion rupees of 04 year, 06 month bonds maturing on 01 May 2020 at a weighted average yield rate of 8.99 percent. The […]

Sri Lanka’s sovereign bond issue oversubscribed by 2.2 times: Central Bank

Oct 28, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Central Bank on behalf of the Government has raised 1,500 million US dollars through a 10-year International Sovereign Bond issue on Tuesday. Final order books stood at 3.3 billion US dollars from 290 investor accounts, achieving an oversubscription ratio of 2.2 times. This marks Sri Lanka’s ninth US […]

Sri Lanka Treasury bill yields down

Oct 28, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Treasury bill yields were down on Wednesday’s auction, data from the state debt office showed.The 3-month yield was down to 6.61 percent with bids amounting to 30.8 billion rupees being received and it was decided to accept 3 billion rupees from the auction.The 06 month yield was also […]

At treasury bond auction Rs45.4 bn bids accepted

Oct 26, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Treasury bond auction on Monday for 30 billion rupees in bonds received bids amounting to 129.7 billion rupees. The Central Bank accepted 45.4 billion rupees worth of bids. Bonds maturing on 15 September 2019 received 32.5 billion rupees in bids for seven billion rupees in bonds on offer. […]

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