Wednesday 18 October 2017

Sri Lankan Treasuries yields rise across maturities

ECONOMYNEXT – Yields on Sri Lankan Treasury Bills rose across maturities Tuesday with the 03-month bill yield edging up one basis point to 8.79%, the public debt depart of the Central Bank said.

The yield on the 06-month bill rose 02 basis points to 9.12% while the 01-year bill yield rose 05 basis points to 9.46%.

The central bank got Rs40 billion worth of bids and accepted bids worth Rs14.7 billion of which Rs4 billion were for 03-month bills and Rs7 billion for 06-month bills.