Category: Bills & Bonds

June 13, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka has sold 20-year rupee denominated bonds to yield 12.15 percent and 30-year bonds to yield 12.50 percent, the state debt office said. . At the first 30-year bond auction last month 30-year bonds were also sold at 12.50 percent. The debt office sold 8.0 billion rupees in 20 […]

June 12, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s short term Treasuries yields eased at Wednesday’s with the 3-month yield falling 03 basis points to 8.67 percent, the state debt office said. The 6-month yield fell 01 basis point to 9.80 percent and the 12-month yield was flat at 10.85 percent. The state debt office said 943 […]

June 11, 2013 (LBO) – An offer to sell 5.0 billion rupees worth bonds in Lion Brewery (Ceylon) Plc and Central Finance has been oversubscribed on opening Tuesday, registrars to the sales said. High net worth investors and banks have been piling into the listed debentures, which have been made tax free. Small investors have […]

June 05, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Treasuries yields eased at Wednesday’s auction with the 6-month yield falling as much as 09 basis points to 9.81 percent, data from the state debt office showed.The 3-month yields fell 03 basis points to 8.70 percent and the 12-month yield fell 01 basis point to 10.85 percent. The […]

May 30, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s maiden 30-year rupee denominated long bond was sold to yield 12.5 percent at an auction Thursday, the state debt office said.. The debt office which is a unit of the Central Bank offered 2.0 billion rupees of 30 year bonds maturing on June 01, 2043 with a coupon […]

May 29, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Treasuries yields were steady at Wednesday’s auction with the 3-month yield down 02 basis points to 8.73 percent and other maturities flat, data from the state debt office showed.The 6-month yield was flat at 9.90 percent and the 12-month yield was 10.86 percent. The debt office, which is […]

May 29, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is selling 30-year long bonds for the first time this week which fill a need for long term gilts, help better manage the state debt stock and extend a risk free yield curve, officials said.We think it is a good time,” Central Bank Nivard Cabraal said. “There will […]

May 21, 2013 (LBO) – A 1.5 billion rupee debenture offer by Singer (Sri Lanka) Plc has been oversubscribed, registrars to the issue said. The issue will close at 4.30 pm today. Singer offered 10 million unsecured debentures of 100 rupees each, up-sized to 15 million in the event of an over subscription. .

May 21, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Treasuries yields were steady at Wednesday’s auction with the three month yield flat at 8.75 percent, data from the state debt office showed.The 6-month yield fell 01 basis point to 9.90 percent and the 12-month yield rose 02 basis points to 10.86 percent. The debt office which is […]

May 20, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Mercantile Investments and Finance Plc (MIF) plans to sell one billion rupees in senior unsecured debt which has been rated ‘BBB+’ by RAM Ratings Lanka. The full statement is reproduced below:- Mercantile Investment and Finance PLC’s LKR 1 billion Senior Unsecured Listed Debentures (2013/2018) assigned BBB+/P2. RAM Ratings […]

May 15, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Treasuries yields plunged as much as 45 basis points at the first bill auction following a 50 basis point rate cut last week, data from the state debt office showed. The 3-month yield fell 43 basis points to 8.75 percent, the 6-month yield fell 29 basis points to […]

May 13, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s stocks closed down 0.18 percent Monday with bank stocks sliding as domestic investors took profits, brokers said. The Lion Brewery Ceylon closed at 372.00 rupees up 1.90 rupees. Ceylon Tobacco Company was down 0.50 rupees to close at 829.00 rupees. Nestle Lanka closed at 1860.00 rupees up 9.40 […]