FINANCIAL CHRONICLE – Yields on Sri Lanka’s Treasury bills experienced a decline across various maturities during the auction held on Wednesday, as reported by the Public Debt Management Office. The auction successfully sold all of the 80 billion rupees worth of bills that were available.
The yield for the 3-month Treasury bill fell by 7 basis points, settling at 8.13 percent. Out of the 35 billion rupees offered, 46.23 billion rupees were sold. Meanwhile, the 6-month bill saw a slight decrease of 1 basis point, reaching 8.243 percent, with 25 billion rupees offered and 28.54 billion rupees sold.
Additionally, the yield for the 12-month bill declined by 3 basis points to 8.49 percent, with all 20 billion rupees offered sold, totaling 5.21 billion rupees. All three types of bills are currently available for purchase.
(Colombo/May14/2026)
