Sri Lanka Treasury bill yields rise marginally on shorter term, less bills sold

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Treasury bill yields rose on the shorter tenor at Wednesday’s auction, with only 65.9 billion rupees of bills sold of an offered 90 billion, data from the Public Debt Management Office showed.

The 3-month bill was up 1 basis point at 9.35 percent, with 40 billion rupees offered and 53.91 billion rupees sold.

The 6-month bill was unchanged at 9.44 percent, with 30 billion rupees offered and 6.58 billion rupees sold.

The 12-month bill was unchanged at 9.95 percent, with 20 billion rupees offered and 5.4 billion rupees sold.

The 6- and 12-month bills are available on tap. (Colombo/Nov4/2026)