Category: Bills & Bonds
Sri Lanka sells 04, 06 and 13 year bonds; 13 year bond yields up
Sep 28, 2015 (LBO) – The issue of treasury bonds amounting to 13 billion rupees have been oversubscribed with 64 billion rupees of bids received from investors.The Central Bank has accepted 3.0 billion rupees of 04 year bonds maturing on 15 September 2019 at a weighted average yield rate of 9.50 percent. The bond auction […]
Central bank holds rates unchanged; private sector credit up 21 pct
Sept 25, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s central bank held key interest rates unchanged on Monday despite credit to the private sector rising 21 percent due to low interest rates amid a further drop in foreign reserves. The Standing Deposit Facility Rate (SDFR) and the Standing Lending Facility Rate (SLFR) of the Central Bank were […]
Foreign holding in govt securities falls by USD68 mn in last week
Sept 25, 2015 (LBO) – The holding of Sri Lanka government securities by foreign investors fell to 333.2 billion rupees in the week to September 23, from 342.8 billion rupees in the previous week, information from the central bank showed. This reflects an outflow of 9.6 billion rupees (68 million dollars) for the week, and […]
Sri Lanka Treasury bill yields mixed
Sep 22, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s 12-month Treasury bill yields were up at Tuesday’s auction while the 3-month yields were down, data from the state debt office showed. The 3-month yields were down by one basis point to 6.78 percent, and the 12-month yields rose one basis point to 7.18 percent. The 6-month yields […]
Debt report: Sri Lanka market watchful after IMF comments
Sept 21, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s debt market was watchful on Monday after International Monetary Fund remarks that the central bank could adopt a tightening bias. The bond market cramped up with thin trading, dealers said, as secondary yields of five year bonds ticked up slightly by 5 basis points. On Friday, the IMF […]
Sri Lanka Treasury bill yields flat
Sep 16, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s treasury bill yields were flat at Wednesday’s auction, data from the state debt office showed.The 3-month yield was flat 6.79 percent with bids amounting to 17.5 billion rupees being received and it was decided to accept 5.0 billion rupees from the auction. The 12-month yield was also flat 7.17 […]
Asia’s Bonds Pressured by Interest Rate, Currency Concerns – ADB Report
Sep 16, 2015 (LBO) – Bond markets in emerging Asia came under pressure in the past quarter amidst concerns over softer growth, depreciating currencies, and US interest rates, ADB says. “Asian bond markets were buffeted by strong headwinds, including anticipation of the US Federal Reserve rate hike, which has led to an outflows of funds […]
Sri Lanka sells 05, 07, 10 and 13 year treasury bonds at 9.58–10.88-pct
Sep 15, 2015 (LBO) – The issue of treasury bonds amounting to 16 billion rupees have been oversubscribed with 73 billion rupees of bids received from investors.The Central Bank has accepted 3.1 billion rupees of 05 year bonds maturing on 01 May 2020 at a weighted average yield rate of 9.58 percent. The bond auction […]
Sri Lanka sells 05, 08 and 15 year treasury bonds at 9.65–10.96-pct
Sep 08, 2015 (LBO) – The issue of treasury bonds amounting to 10 billion rupees have been oversubscribed with 60.3 billion rupees of bids received from investors.The Central Bank has accepted 3.7 billion rupees of 04 year and 08 month bonds maturing on 01 May 2020 at a weighted average yield rate of 9.65 percent. […]
Foreign holding of Sri Lanka govt securities falls during week
Sept 05, 2015 (LBO) – The holding of Sri Lanka government securities by foreign investors reduced to 350 billion rupees in the week to September 02, from 375 billion rupees in the previous week, information from the central bank showed.Foreign investors held 457 billion rupees worth of government securities at the beginning of the year. […]
Sri Lanka treasury bill yields up; 1-year up 20 bp at 7.17pct
Sep 02, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s treasury yields were up at Wednesday’s auction with the 3-month yield up 26 basis points to 6.79 percent, data from the state debt office showed.The 6-month yield were up 20 basis points to 7.07 percent, and the 12-month yield also rose 20 basis points to 7.17 percent. The […]
Sri Lanka sells 04, 05 and 10 year treasury bonds at 9.35–10.34-pct
Aug 31, 2015 (LBO) – The issue of treasury bonds amounting to 30 billion rupees have been oversubscribed with 79.4 billion rupees of bids received from investors. The Central Bank has accepted 5.5 billion rupees of 04 year and 08 month bonds maturing on 01 May 2020 at a weighted average yield rate of 9.35 […]