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Sri Lanka Treasury Bill Yields Increase Amid Reduced Sales

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Sri Lanka’s Treasury bill yields experienced an increase across most maturities at the auction held on Tuesday, according to data released by the Public Debt Management Office. The yield for the 3-month Treasury bill increased by 7 basis points, reaching 8.95 percent. All 32 billion rupees worth of these 3-month bills were successfully sold.

The yield for the 6-month Treasury bill remained unchanged at 8.44 percent. While 48 billion rupees worth of these bills were offered, the total sales amounted to 62.3 billion rupees.

Meanwhile, the 12-month Treasury bill yield saw a slight rise of 1 basis point, bringing it to 8.48 percent. Of the 20 billion rupees worth of bills offered, 2.12 billion rupees were sold.

(Colombo/Jan 13/2026)


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