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Daily report for the 14th August 2025- Courtesy Wealth Trust Securities Ltd
Trading continues within a thin range
Trading in the secondary bond market continued within a thin range yesterday as the liquid maturities of 15.10.29, 15.12.29, 01.07.30 and 15.12.32 were seen changing hands at levels of 9.39%, 9.40%, 9.42% and 10.22% to 10.20% respectively. In addition, maturities of 01.05.27, 15.03.28 and 01.07.28 traded at levels of 8.40%, 8.78% to 8.75% and 8.82% respectively as well.
The total secondary market Treasury bond/bill transacted volume for 13th August was Rs. 26.18 billion.
In money markets, the weighted average rates on overnight call money and Repo stood at 7.85% and 7.86% respectively.
The net liquidity surplus increased to Rs. 118.16 billion yesterday. An amount of Rs. 0.61 billion was withdrawn from the Central Banks SLFR (Standing Lending Facility Rate) of 8.25%, while an amount of Rs. 118.77 billion was deposited at Central Banks SDFR (Standard Deposit Facility Rate) of 7.25%.
Forex Market
In the Forex market, the USD/LKR rate on spot contracts closed the day depreciating to Rs. 301.18/301.25 as against Rs. 300.82/300.92 the previous day.
The total USD/LKR traded volume for 13th August was US $ 71.30 million.
(References: Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Bloomberg E-Bond trading platform, Money broking companies)