MONETABRIEF - Sri Lanka's rupee closed at 335.10/25 to the US dollar Monday in the spot market stronger from 335.35/45 while longer tenor bond yields fell, dealers said.
The central bank has been aggressively preventing the rupee from strengthening buying dollars at 335.35 rupee levels and creating money, resisting a 'positive' external shock (monetizing balance of payments surplus) as foreigners bought into rupee bonds.
But earlier in the rupee the rupee was busted by cutting rates and not honoring its own notes during a 'negative' external shock earlier in the year.
A bond maturing on 15.09.2027 closed at 10.00/20 unchanged.
A bond maturing on 15.10.2028 closed at 10.45/50 percent flat.
A bond maturing on 15.12.2029 closed at 10.80/90 percent flat.
A bond maturing 01.03.2030 closed at 10.90/11.00 percent
A bond maturing on 01.08.2030 closed at 11.20/17 percent.
A bond maturing on 15.10.2030 closed at 11.00.15/20 percent down from 11.25/30 percent.
A bond maturing on 01.02.2031 closed at 11.23/20 went down form down 11.35/40 percent.
A bond maturing on 01.10.2032 closed at 11.55/65 percent down from 11.70/90 percent.
A bond maturing on 15.01.2033 closed at 11.70/85 percent down from 11.86/12.00 percent.
A bond maturing on 15.01.2033 closed at 11.70/85 percent.
A bond maturing on 15.10.2034 closed at 11.95/12.02 percent down from 12.10/15 percent.
A bond maturing on 15.03.2055 closed at 12.05/15 percent, down from 12.25/50 percent.
A bond maturing on 15.08.2036 closed at 12.45/60 percent, down from 12.55/60 percent. (Colombo/Aug10/2026)