Sri Lanka’s rupee closed at 336.10/20 to the US dollar in the spot market on Tuesday, firming slightly from 336.20/35 the previous session, dealers told EconomyNext.
In the secondary market for government bonds, yields edged up on selected tenors while most of the curve held steady.
A bond maturing on 15 October 2028 closed at 10.73/80 percent, up from 10.70/80 percent. The 15 October 2030 maturity closed at 11.70/80 percent, up from 11.68/70 percent.
Moving the other way, the 15 January 2033 bond closed at 12.15/25 percent, down from 12.25/30 percent — the largest single move on the day.
Three maturities were unchanged. The 15 September 2027 bond closed flat at 10.30/40 percent, the 15 June 2034 bond at 12.25/35 percent, and the 1 July 2037 bond at 12.65/75 percent.
The mixed session left the shape of the curve broadly intact, with modest upward pressure in the medium tenors offset by the easing at 2033.
The rupee has traded in a narrow band around the 336 level in recent sessions. Tuesday’s close marked a gain of roughly 10 cents on the previous day’s spot rate, a movement small enough to sit within normal day-to-day fluctuation rather than signalling a shift in direction.
Trading came on the same day the Public Debt Management Office sold the full 140 billion rupees of Treasury bills on offer at its weekly auction, where yields dipped at the short end of the curve.
