Category: Bills & Bonds

May 08, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Treasuries yields edged lower across maturities Wednesday with the 12 month yield falling 03 basis points to 11.29 percent, the state debt office said. The debt office offered 12.0 billion rupees of bills for roll over and sold 16.08 billion worth bills. The 3-mont yield fell 02 basis […]

Apr 23, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Treasuries yields eased a basis points at this Tuesday’s auction with the 3-month yield at 9.23 percent, data from the state debt office showed.The 6-month yield also fell one basis point to 10.23 percent. The 12-month yield was flat at 11.34 percent. The debt office, which is a […]

Apr 17, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Treasuries yields eased 01 basis point across maturities at Wednesday’s auction with the 12-month yield at 11.34 percent the state debt office said. The 3-month yield was down 01 basis point at 9.24 percent and the six month yield was 10.24 percent also down 01 basis point. The […]

Apr 10, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Treasuries yield were steady at this week’s auction with the three month yield easing one basis point to 9.25 percent and the 12-month yield flat at 11.35 percent, the state debt office said. The 6-month yield for which bids were rejected a week earlier was 10.25 percent. The […]

Apr 09, 2013 (LBO) – State-run Bank of Ceylon, Sri Lanka’s largest lender, said it had sold a 500 million US dollar 5-year bond at 5.325 percent attracting two billion dollars in orders from 140 European and Asian based investors.The bond was rated ‘BB-‘ by Fitch. Bank of Ceylon said the sale was done with […]

Apr 08, 2013 (LBO) – An international bond of sale of Sri Lanka’s state-run Bank of Ceylon has got underway with an initial price guidance issued to investors by lead managers, a media report said. Bloomberg newswires, citing an un-named source said an initial guidance of 5.5 percent had been set. The price guidance may […]

Apr 08, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s rupee strengthened to one year highs of as much as 125.20/30 in early trade Monday before weakening to 125.50/60 level amid seasonal conversions and weak demand, dealers said.A 5-year bond maturing on 01 April 2018 was quoted at 11.37/42 percent, dealers said. In April exporters covert dollars to […]

Apr 08, 2013 (LBO) – A dollar denominated 5-year bond being issued by state-run Bank of Ceylon has been rated ‘BB-(EXP) by Fitch.“The notes will have a maturity of five years and coupon payments will be at a fixed rate on a semi-annual basis,” Fitch said. “The issue proceeds will be used for BOC’s refinancing […]

Apr 03, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s three and six months Treasury bill yields were frozen Wednesday with market bids rejected, data from the state debt office showed.The 3-month yield was kept at 9.26 percent, 6-month bids rejected and the 12-month yield was also flat at 11.35 percent. The debt office which is a unit […]

Mar 28, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s state-run Bank of Ceylon would sell plans to sell between 300 to 500 million US dollars of bonds in the international market, a media report said. Bloomberg newswires said UBS has been hired to manage the sale. Fitch Rating has given a BB- expected rating to the securities […]

Mar 27, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Softlogic group is to sell up to 750 million rupees in three year fixed rate debentures, which will be used to re-finance short term debt, Fitch Ratings said. Fitch has given the debentures an ‘A-l(ka)(EXP)’ rating pending final documentations. Softlogic itself has been given an ‘A-(lka)’ rating. Fitch […]

Mar 25, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Treasuries yields rose at this week’s auction, held on Monday with the 12 month yield rising 11 basis points to 11.35 percent, data from the state debt office said. . The 3-month yield rose 04 basis points to 9.26 percent. Bids for 6-month bills have been rejected.Last week […]