Foreign Holdings of Sri Lankan Government Securities Fall 4.45% in a Week
Foreign holdings of Sri Lankan government securities fell 4.45% to LKR 196.9 billion, a second weekly drop and 7.7% below the mid-September peak.
Foreign holdings of Sri Lankan government securities fell 4.45% to LKR 196.9 billion, a second weekly drop and 7.7% below the mid-September peak.
Sri Lanka's medium-term government bond yields rose up to 40 bps over a week, led by the 6-year, before easing slightly on the.
Sri Lanka government bond yields fell up to 15 bps on the week while T-bill yields rose 3-5 bps. See the yield curve.
Government bond yields fall up to 60bps weekly at the belly-to-long end of Sri Lanka's curve, even as T-Bill auction yields edge higher.
Sri Lanka's government securities yield curve eases 10-15bps after Fitch's rating upgrade, even as T-bill auction yields rise.
Short and mid-tenor government bond yields fell on buying interest, while 2034 and 2035 maturities saw modest selling pressure.
Sri Lanka govt securities yields jump sharply this week as T-bill rates and bond yields rise across nearly all tenors amid tighter liquidity.
T-Bill yields rose across the board at Tuesday's auction, while secondary market bond yields climbed, led by the 2030–2033 maturity segment.
Treasury bond yields climb up to 20bps week-on-week in Sri Lanka, with the steepest moves in the five-to-nine-year segment of the curve.
Government bond yields climb up to 30bps on 4-8 year tenors as short-term bill rates decline, signaling a shifting Sri Lanka yield curve.