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Selective buying interest saw secondary market bond yields dip marginally yesterday ahead of today’s weekly Treasury bill auction. Activity centered on the two 2018 maturities (i.e. 01.04.2018 & 15.08.2018), the 01st May 2021, the 01st July 2022 and the 01st January 2024 maturities as its yields were seen dipping to intraday lows of 7.13%, 7.15%, 7.60%, 7.92% and 8.13% respectively against its intraday highs of 7.18%, 7.20%, 7.65%, 7.97% and 8.18%. Today’s weekly bill auction will see only the 364 day maturity on offer for a second consecutive week for an amount of Rs 10 billion. At last week’s auction, the weighted average on the 364 day bill remained steady for a second consecutive week as well at 6.00%. Interestingly, the one year bond duration of 01st November 2015 was quoted at levels of 6.12% to 6.15% in secondary markets.
Overnight call money and repo rates remained steady yesterday to average 6.00% and 5.54% respectively as surplus liquidity stood at Rs. 20.20 Bn. The Open Market Operations (OMO) department of Central Bank was seen mopping up an amount of Rs 10.00 b on an overnight basis at a weighted average of 5.63% by way of a repo auction while a further amount of Rs 10.20 b was deposited at its Standing Deposit facility rates of 5.00% and 6.50%.
Rupee dips once again
In Forex markets, the rupee on spot next contracts dipped once again to close the day at Rs.130.95/131.10 against its previous day’s closing of Rs.130.85/95 on the back of importer demand as spot contracts were not traded. The total USD/LKR traded volume for the 27 October 2014 was at US $ 20.10 million.
Some of the forward dollar rates that prevailed in the market were 1 Month – 131.38three months -132.30 and six months -133.35
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Selective buying interest saw secondary market bond yields dip marginally yesterday ahead of today’s weekly Treasury bill auction. Activity centered on the two 2018 maturities (i.e. 01.04.2018 & 15.08.2018), the 01st May 2021, the 01st July 2022 and the 01st January 2024 maturities as its yields were seen dipping to intraday lows of 7.13%, 7.15%, 7.60%, 7.92% and 8.13% respectively against its intraday highs of 7.18%, 7.20%, 7.65%, 7.97% and 8.18%. Today’s weekly bill auction will see only the 364 day maturity on offer for a second consecutive week for an amount of Rs 10 billion. At last week’s auction, the weighted average on the 364 day bill remained steady for a second consecutive week as well at 6.00%. Interestingly, the one year bond duration of 01st November 2015 was quoted at levels of 6.12% to 6.15% in secondary markets.
Overnight call money and repo rates remained steady yesterday to average 6.00% and 5.54% respectively as surplus liquidity stood at Rs. 20.20 Bn. The Open Market Operations (OMO) department of Central Bank was seen mopping up an amount of Rs 10.00 b on an overnight basis at a weighted average of 5.63% by way of a repo auction while a further amount of Rs 10.20 b was deposited at its Standing Deposit facility rates of 5.00% and 6.50%.
Rupee dips once again
In Forex markets, the rupee on spot next contracts dipped once again to close the day at Rs.130.95/131.10 against its previous day’s closing of Rs.130.85/95 on the back of importer demand as spot contracts were not traded. The total USD/LKR traded volume for the 27 October 2014 was at US $ 20.10 million.
Some of the forward dollar rates that prevailed in the market were 1 Month – 131.38three months -132.30 and six months -133.35
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