Saturday 13 June 2015

Sri Lanka sells Rs15.0bn in 07 and 09 year bonds; rupee falls to record low

June 12, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka has sold 15.0 billion rupees of seven and nine year bonds after calling bids for 12.0 billion rupees of bonds, the state debt office said.

The debt office on Friday sold 5.35 billion rupees of seven year bonds maturing on 01 October 2022 at a weighted average yield of 8.56 percent.

A nine year bond maturing on 15 March 2025 was sold at an average yield of 8.89 percent, raising 9.65 billion rupees.

The state debt office of the Central Bank offered 2.0 billion rupees in four year bonds, 3.0 billion rupees in seven year bonds and 7.0 billion rupees in nine year bonds.

All bids for the four year bond was rejected.

Meanwhile the Sri Lankan rupee has fallen to a record low of 134 on Friday ahead of a possible Parliamentary election in the near future.


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