Category: Bills & Bonds

May 11, 2011 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Treasuries yields were steady at Wednesday’s auction with the government rolling over 8. 8 billion rupees worth maturing bills, according to data released by the government’s debt office. The 3-month yield edged up 01 basis point to 7. 06 percent, the 6-month yield rose 01 basis point to […]

May 04, 2011 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Treasuries yields were steady at Wednesday’s auction with the government rolling over a 10 billion rupee stock of maturing bills, according to data released by the government’s debt office. The 3-month yield rose 01 basis point to 7. 05 percent, the 6-month yield rose 01 basis point to […]

Apr 27, 2011 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is expecting three rating agencies to visit the island from next month which may lead to a better rating upgrade ahead of a bond sale of at least 500 million dollars for 2011, a media report said. But inflation has picked up since then raising concerns about monetary […]

Apr 27, 2011 (LBO) – The yields on Sri Lanka’s treasury bills edged higher at Wednesday’s auction with 10 billion rupees worth maturing bills being rolled over, the government’s debt office said. The yield on three-months bills rose one basis point to 7.04 percent with 2.7 billion rupees in bills being sold and the yield […]

Apr 19, 2011 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s 3-month Treasury bill yields edged up three basis points to 7.03 percent a week after the Central Bank raised reserve ratios draining 15 billion rupees in excess liquidity from the banking system to contain inflation and credit. The government’s debt office said the 6-month yield rose 02 basis […]

Apr 06, 2011 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Treasury bill yields were flat at Wednesday’s auction with six billion rupees of maturing bills being sold to real buyers, the government’s debt office said. The 3-month yield was 6.99, up one basis point, with 2,560 million rupees in bills being sold and the 6-month yield rose one […]

Mar 30, 2011 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Treasury bill yields were flat at Wednesday’s auction with with11. 9 billion rupees of bills being sold to real buyers after offering 10 billion rupees in maturing the government’s debt office said. The 3-month yield was flat at 6. 98 percent with 2.7 billion rupees in bills being […]

Mar 23, 2011 (LBO) – Yields on Sri Lanka’s Treasury bills were largely steady at the weekly auction with the government rolling over nine billion rupees in maturing bills, a statement said. The government’s debt office, a unit of the Central Bank, said the three-month yields edged up one basis point to 6.98 percent, six-month […]

Mar 16, 2011 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Treasuries yields were flat with only a part of a 9.0 billion stock of maturing bills being sold to real buyers at Wednesday’s auction, the government’s debt office said. Sri Lanka’s inflation rose to 7. 8 percent in February and markets have become jittery with two way quotes […]

Mar 09, 2011 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Treasuries yields stayed flat at the weekly auction with the government rolling over 11 billion rupees in maturing bills, a statement said. The government’s debt office, which is a unit of the Central Bank, said the three-month yields remained at 6.97 percent, six-month yields at 7. 05 percent […]

Mar 08, 2011 (LBO) – Sri Lanka has sold 192 million US dollars in three and four year dollar denominated bonds mainly targeting local investors, rolling over existing maturing debt issued at much higher rates. In March 2009 in the midst of a balance of payments crisis, Sri Lanka had to pay 540 basis points […]

Feb 23, 2011 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Treasuries yields eased at the weekly auction with the government rolling over 11 billion rupees in maturing bills, a statement said. The government sold 2.0 billion rupees of 3-month bills, 3.5 billion rupees of 6-month bills and 5.5 billion rupees of 12-month bills. The government’s debt office which […]