Sri Lanka, July 15 -- First Capital Holdings PLC, a subsidiary of JXG (Janashakthi Group) and a key player in Sri Lanka's capital markets landscape, has maintained its outlook for Sri Lanka's fixed income and equity markets, forecasting stable bond yields through 2026 while identifying potential opportunities emerging in 2027 as economic conditions improve.
According to the First Capital Mid-Year Outlook 2026, bond yields are expected to remain within current forecast ranges during 2026, with a 50 basis point premium introduced to the longer end of the yield curve in the first half of 2027 due to continued concerns surrounding debt sustainability and the pace of structural reforms.
First Capital expects inflation to average 6% in 2026, wi...