Sri Lanka 3 and 6 months Treasury bill yields up, 12 months flat: Central Bank

June 30, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Treasury bill yields were up at Tuesday’s auction with 3-months yield up 03 basis points to 6.



11 percent and 6-month yields also were also up 03 basis points, to 6.21 percent, data from the state debt office showed. It was decided to accept 12,175 million rupees from the auction of 03 month yields from received 17,750 million rupees worth bills.



Treasury bills of 20,000 million were issued through the auction held today.



6-month bills closed at 6.21 percent and it was decided to accept 6,055 million rupees. 12-month closed at 6.28 percent and 845 million rupees were accepted from the auction.







The auction was oversubscribed with bids amounting to 47,870 million rupees being received. It was decided to accept 19,075 million rupees from the auction.