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Sri Lanka Expands Treasury Bond Sale with Additional Rs9bn Post-Auction

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Sienna De Silva
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FINANCIAL CHRONICLE – Sri Lanka successfully sold bonds valued at 9,000 million rupees through a tap issue, with the average rate determined at an auction held earlier this week. This transaction brings the total bond sales for the week to 193.79 billion rupees, according to data released by the Ministry of Finance’s Public Debt Management Office.

The bonds include a maturity bond set for March 1, 2030 (LKB00530C017), which was sold at a weighted average yield rate of 9.74 percent. Additionally, a maturity bond due on June 1, 2033 (LKB02033F013) was sold at a weighted average yield rate of 10.65 percent.

Earlier this week, on Monday, the debt office managed to sell 184.79 billion rupees worth of bonds maturing in 2030, 2033, 2035, and 2039.

The settlement date for these transactions is set for January 16. (Colombo/Jan14/2026)

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