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Thursday, August 6 2026

Thursday, August 6 2026

Sri Lanka Short Tenor Treasury Bills Extend Fall

Published Thursday, 6th August 2026 7:26 AM

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MONETABRIEF – Sri Lanka Short tenor Treasuries yields fell at Wednesday's auction with lower volumes of 12-month bills sold to raise 140 billion rupees, data from the state debt office shows.

The 3-month yield fell to 9.77 percent from 9.86 percent with 72.8 billion rupees of bills sold, higher than the 55 billion offered.

The 6-month yield fell from 9.99 percent from 10.21 percent with all offered 50 billion rupees being sold.

The 12-month bill fell to 10.19 percent from 10.20 percent, with only 17.19 billion out of 35 billion being sold.

T-bill yields also fell last week. (Colombo/Aug06/2026)

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