FINANCIAL CHRONICLE – On Wednesday, Sri Lanka experienced a significant increase in Treasury bill yields across various maturities during its auction, as reported by the Public Debt Management Office. The total amount of bills sold reached 111.1 billion rupees out of an offered 140 billion rupees.

The yield for the 3-month Treasury bill rose by 48 basis points, reaching 9.84 percent, with 65 billion rupees made available and 55.2 billion rupees successfully sold.

Similarly, the 6-month bill saw a rise of 33 basis points, climbing to 10.01 percent. This bill had 55 billion rupees offered, with 46.31 billion rupees sold.

For the 12-month Treasury bill, the yield increased by 19 basis points to 10.02 percent, with an offering of 20 billion rupees and 9.64 billion rupees sold.

All three types of bills continue to be available for further transactions. The settlement date for these transactions is set for June 5. (Colombo/Jun3/2026)