📈 Sri Lanka Market & Debt Update: Secondary Bond Yields Rise; Rs. 100 Bn Auctions in Focus

• Secondary Bond Market: Yields rose across selected tenors on selling interest, offset by absorptive buying in block transactions. Key trades included 2030s at 11.60%-11.63%, 2031s up to 11.90%, 2033s at 12.37%, and 2034s reaching 12.55%-12.57%. • Treasury Bill Auction: Today's auction offers Rs. 100.00 Bn (Rs. 50 Bn in 91-day, Rs. 25 Bn in 182-day, Rs. 25 Bn in 364-day)—below the Rs. 130.25 Bn maturing depth. Last week's auction raised Rs. 80.61 Bn (80.61% of offer) with 91-day yields edging up 2 bps to 9.32%, while 182-day (9.44%) and 364-day (9.95%) yields remained flat. • Treasury Bond Auction: Scheduled for 29th Oct with Rs. 100.00 Bn total on offer across May 2030 (Rs. 40 Bn, 11.00% coupon), Oct 2034 (Rs. 40 Bn, 11.70% coupon), and Aug 2036 (Rs. 20 Bn, 10.85% coupon). Settlement set for 2 Nov 2026. • Money Market & Liquidity: Net liquidity surplus reached Rs. 120.50 Bn. CBSL absorbed Rs. 93.75 Bn via SDFR (8.25%) and mopped up Rs. 26.75 Bn via overnight repo at 8.75%. Call money and repo rates averaged 9.02% and 9.07%. • Forex Market: Rupee dipped marginally with USD/LKR spot closing at Rs. 332.45/332.50 (vs. previous Rs. 332.25/332.40). Daily traded volume stood at US$ 53.75 Mn.