📈 Bond Yields Hold Steady Amid Moderate Trading Activity

• Secondary Bond Market: Government securities yields remained mostly flat across the curve with moderate trading volumes. - 15.12.28 tenor: 10.65% - 15.10.30 tenor: 11.42% - 01.02.31 tenor: 11.50% - 15.09.34 tenor: 12.26%–12.27% - 15.10.34 tenor: 12.20%–12.25% - 15.06.35 tenor: 12.28% • Money Market & Liquidity: Net surplus liquidity stood at Rs. 105.57 Bn. - Rs. 79.09 Bn deposited at Central Bank's SDFR (8.25%). - Central Bank absorbed Rs. 26.50 Bn via overnight repo (8.75%) and Rs. 3.50 Bn via 31-day repo (9.26%). - Weighted average rates: Overnight call money at 8.99%, repos at 9.03%. • Foreign Exchange Market: The banking & financial services sector saw the USD/LKR exchange rate marginal appreciation to close at Rs. 331.17/331.22 (vs. Rs. 331.20/331.25 previously). Total USD/LKR traded volume stood at US$ 14.10 Mn.