COLOMBO – Sri Lanka rupee closed flat at 184.45/55 to the US dollar in the spot market on Monday (9) while bond yields remained unchanged in dull market trade.
The rupee closed at 184.45/55 to the US dollar on Friday (6). In the secondary securities market, bond yields were marginally up in dull market trade, dealers said, adding that market witnessed thin volumes and there was a slight selling pressure after Central Bank announced the bond auction.
Sri Lanka’s debt office has offered Rs 75 billion treasury bonds to be auctioned on November 12.
A 2-year bond maturing on 15.12.2022 closed at 5.60/68%, up from 5.62/68 at Friday’s closing, while a bond maturing on 15.01.2023 closed at 5.65/75%, down from 5.67/75% and a bond maturing on 15.09.2024 closed flat at 6.18/25% from the previous day’s end.
A bond maturing on 01.05.2025 closed flat at 6.35/45% from the last closing, while a bond maturing on 01.02.2026 closed at 6.58/62%, down from the previous 6.60/64 %, and a bond maturing on 15.08.2027 closed at 6.88/95%, down from Friday’s 6.90/95%. A bond maturing on 01.07.2028 closed at unchanged at 7.08/18%.
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