Government Securities Yields Fall Sharply Across Curve on Renewed Buying Interest
T-bill rates decline at auction as secondary market bond yields ease up to 35bps week-on-week; foreign holdings of rupee bonds climb.
Fixed Income & Bonds
Treasury Market
Short-Term Treasury Bill Yields Ease as 182-Day Rate Drops 22 Basis Points
Sri Lanka's 182-day T-bill yield drops 22bps at auction while secondary bond yields hold steady; liquidity expands. Full report.
- August 7, 2026
Treasury Market
Banking System Liquidity Rises to LKR 173.8 Billion as Overnight Funds Expand
Sri Lanka's overnight banking liquidity rose to LKR 173.8 billion as short-term rates eased ahead of a major Treasury bond auction.
- July 28, 2026
Fixed Income & Bonds
Long-Dated Bond Yields Climb as Short-Term Rates Ease, Steepening the Curve
Sri Lanka's yield curve steepens as 5-6 year bond yields climb over 20 basis points while short-term T-bill rates ease ahead of a.
- July 28, 2026
Fixed Income & Bonds
Treasury Yields Climb Across Mid-to-Long Tenors, Led by 30bps Jump in 5-to-7-Year Bonds
Government securities yields climb up to 30bps week-on-week in mid-to-long tenors, while foreign holdings of local bonds rise 4.54% and short-term rates ease.
- July 24, 2026
Daily Market Snapshot
CBSL Holds Policy Rate at 8.75%, Flags Geopolitical Risk to Outlook
Sri Lanka's central bank kept its policy rate unchanged at 8.75%, saying May's tightening is still transmitting through the economy.
- July 23, 2026
Fixed Income & Bonds
Sri Lanka Long-Term Bond Yields Surge as Curve Steepens Sharply
Long-term Sri Lanka government bond yields surged up to 50 basis points week-on-week to July 15, with the 11Y tenor hitting 12.50% as.
- July 16, 2026
Fixed Income & Bonds
Sri Lanka T-Bond Auction Closes with Phase 2 Yields at 11.44% and 11.88% as Short-End Secondary Yields Rise
Phase 2 results from the June 26 Treasury Bond auction are now confirmed, while short-tenor secondary market yields have risen up to 17.
- July 6, 2026
Treasury Market
Sri Lanka Banking System Liquidity Reaches LKR 132 Billion, the Highest Level Recorded in Recent Weeks
Excess liquidity in the banking system expanded further on July 6, reaching a level materially above the LKR 61 to 82 billion range.
- July 6, 2026
Fixed Income & Bonds
Sri Lanka Bond Yields Decline Further Across the Curve as Secondary Market Softens Ahead of Treasury Bond Auction
Week-on-week yield declines of up to 15 basis points were recorded across short and mid-tenor bonds on June 25, while selling pressure emerged.
- June 26, 2026