Sri Lanka, June 18 -- The secondary market extended the positive sentiment observed in previous sessions, with the investors maintaining strong buying interest ahead of yesterday's T-bill auction, resulting in a broad-based easing of yields.

Following the auction, mild selling interest emerged, however, market activity and trading volumes remained elevated throughout the session, reflecting sustained investor participation.

At the short end of the curve, the 01.05.2027 and 15.09.2027 maturities traded from 10.55 percent to 10.35 percent. Moving on to the 2028 segment, the 15.02.2028 maturity traded at 10.55 percent, followed by the 01.05.2028, 01.07.2028 and 15.10.2028 maturities, all trading from 10.75 percent to 10.65 percent.

The...