📈 Sri Lanka Secondary Bond & Money Market Update

• Secondary Bond Market: Trading started the week on a subdued note with sparse transactions. Yields held steady at prevailing levels. • 15.10.28 maturity: traded at 10.51% - 10.53% • 01.08.30 maturity: traded at 11.15% • 15.10.34 maturity: traded at 12.00% • Money Market & Central Bank Liquidity: Net liquidity surplus stood at Rs. 177.45 Bn. • Rs. 82.11 Bn deposited at the Central Bank SDFR (8.25%) • Rs. 0.17 Bn accessed via SLFR (9.25%) • Central Bank DOD liquidity absorption: Rs. 60.50 Bn (overnight repo @ 8.75%), Rs. 35.00 Bn (7-day repo @ 8.75%), and Rs. 30.00 Bn (31-day term repo @ 9.13%) • Weighted average overnight call money rate closed at 8.99%; repos at 9.05% • Forex Market: The Rupee remained steady against the US Dollar, closing at Rs. 330.60/330.70 per USD compared to Rs. 330.59/330.64 previously. • USD/LKR Traded Volume: Total volume for October 2 stood at US$ 75.30 Mn.