Srilanka, May 1 -- Building on the previous day's sentiment, activity in the secondary market remained muted, resulting in low trading volumes.

Consequently, the secondary market yield curve stayed largely stable.

Amongst the traded maturities, the 15.02.2028, 15.03.2028, 01.05.2028 and 15.10.2028 bond maturities traded within the rates of 9.87 percent to 10.05 percent. Furthermore, the 15.09.2029 maturity traded between the rates of 10.40 percent and 10.35 percent, whilst the 15.12.2029 maturity traded between 10.42 percent and 10.40 percent and finally, the 15.03.2035 maturity changed hands at 11.17 percent.

In the forex market, the Sri Lankan rupee showed signs of a subtle strengthening against the greenback for the second consecu...