Sri Lanka sells Rs100bn in 2029, 2031 and 2036 bonds

Sri Lanka sold an additional 5 billion rupees of Treasury bonds offered on tap, according to EconomyNext, citing Public Debt Management Office data. The sale brought the total sold during the week to 85.69 billion rupees out of a 100 billion-rupee issue. Settlement was set for October 15, 2026.

The additional sale involved bonds maturing on September 15, 2029, and December 1, 2031. Their weighted average yields were 11.00% and 11.67%, respectively, the same rates recorded in the earlier auction. The reports said market subscriptions totalled 10.715 billion rupees.

Earlier, on October 13, Sri Lanka had sold 100 billion rupees in bonds maturing in 2029, 2031 and 2036. All 20 billion rupees offered in the 2029 bond and all 30 billion rupees offered in the 2031 bond were sold. Of the 50 billion rupees offered in the 2036 bond, 30.69 billion rupees was sold, at an average yield of 12.33%. EconomyNext reported that the 2029 and 2031 bonds were available on tap.

EconomyNext also reported that a further 80.69 billion rupees in bonds maturing in 2030, 2034 and 2037 had been sold on Tuesday. Separately, it reported that Sri Lanka planned to raise 100 million US dollars through domestic dollar-denominated bonds with one-, two- and three-year maturities; the interest rates were to be decided through competitive bidding.

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