MONETABRIEF - Sri Lanka's rupee closed at 332.55/65 to the US dollar in the spot market Friday, stronger from 332.60/70 a day earlier, dealers said, while bond yields were steady.
The rupee closed at 332.15/25 to the US dollar Friday indicating a weakening around 45 cents over the week.
Excess liquidity in money markets which were unsterilized or partially sterilized were 392 billion rupees on Friday morning.
When the liquidity was mostly built up by printing money to buy dollars (monetizing a balance of payments surplus), and buy-sell fx swaps (monetizing dollar assets of commercial banks).
If the macro-economists do not return the dollars when the liquidity turns into credit and imports but dishonors the notes like a person who issues a dud checque which bounces, the rupee depreciates.
Sri Lanka Treasury bond yields were steady across all maturities at Friday's close, compared with Thursday, dealers said.
A bond maturing in 15 October 2028 closed at 11.00/11.10 percent, unchanged from Thursday's 11.00/11.10 percent.
A bond maturing in 15 September 2029 closed at 11.10/11.20 percent, unchanged from Thursday's 11.10/11.20 percent.
A bond maturing in 15 October 2030 closed at 11.60/11.65 percent, unchanged from Thursday's 11.60/11.65 percent.
A bond maturing in 01 December 2031 closed at 11.85/11.95 percent, unchanged from Thursday's 11.85/11.95 percent.
A bond maturing in 15 December 2032 closed at 12.10/12.20 percent, unchanged from Thursday's 12.10/12.20 percent.
A bond maturing in 01 November 2033 closed at 12.35/12.45 percent, unchanged from Thursday's 12.35/12.45 percent.
A bond maturing in 15 October 2034 closed at 12.60/12.65 percent, unchanged from Thursday's 12.60/12.65 percent.
A bond maturing in 15 June 2035 closed at 12.60/12.70 percent, unchanged from Thursday's 12.60/12.70 percent.
A bond maturing in 15 August 2036 closed at 12.85/12.90 percent, unchanged from Thursday's 12.85/12.90 percent.
A bond maturing in 01 July 2037 closed at 12.50/13.00 percent, unchanged from Thursday's 12.50/13.00 percent.
A bond maturing in 15 August 2039 closed at 12.50/13.15 percent, unchanged from Thursday's 12.50/13.15 percent.
Treasury bill yields were also unchanged, with the 3-month rate at 9.20/9.30 percent.
The 6-month rate remained at 9.45/9.55 percent, while the 12-month rate was steady at 9.90/10.10 percent. (Colombo/Oct30/2026)