Yesterday, the secondary market remained subdued amidst thin trading volumes, however, the yield curve slightly edged up.
Among the maturities that traded, both 01.08.2030 and 15.10.2030 traded between 11.42% – 11.43%. Moving ahead, 01.02.2031 and 15.01.2033 changed hands at 11.50% and 11.95% respectively. Finally, 15.09.2034 and 15.10.2034 maturities traded within the range of 12.20% – 12.27%.
On the external front, the LKR marginally depreciated against the USD, standing at LKR 331.12/USD, compared to LKR 331.05/USD seen earlier. Market liquidity in the banking system contracted to LKR 398.07bn compared to LKR 414.63bn recorded previously.
