📊 Sri Lanka Open Market Operations Update (18 Sep 2026)

• Overnight Money Market Liquidity • Call Money Market: Weighted Average Rate at 8.91% (range: 8.86%–8.96%); Net Volume at Rs. 42.40 Bn (Gross: Rs. 46.43 Bn). • Repo Market: Weighted Average Rate at 8.96% (range: 8.92%–9.02%); Net Volume at Rs. 75.90 Bn (Gross: Rs. 75.94 Bn). • CBSL Open Market Auctions • Overnight Repo Auction: Rs. 60 Bn offered; Rs. 30.50 Bn bid and fully accepted at a Weighted Average Yield of 8.75% (range: 8.73%–8.75%). Settles 18 Sep, matures 21 Sep. • 7-Day Short Term Repo Auction: Rs. 30 Bn offered; bid and acceptance details not provided in provisional data. • Standing Facilities & Central Bank Holdings • Standing Deposit Facility: Rs. 94.41 Bn utilized. • Standing Lending Facility: Rs. 120 Mn utilized. • CBSL T-Bill & Bond Holdings: Face Value stands at Rs. 2,492.62 Bn, with a Book Value of Rs. 1,519.05 Bn.