Sentiment turns mixed, yield curve holds firm - Business | Daily Mirror

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By First Capital Research The strong buying momentum and elevated trading volumes seen on Wednesday subsided yesterday, as investor sentiment turned mixed and market activity moderated.Consequently, the yield curve remained largely unchanged.

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What happened

Why it matters

At the short end of the yield curve, 15.02.2028 and 15.03.2028 traded between 10.45% to 10.50% while further along the curve 01.07.2030, 01.08.2030 and 15.10.2030 were seen changing hands within the 11.31%-11.38% range.

Common ground

In the 2031 segment 01.02.2031, 15.03.2031 and 15.05.2031 all traded between 11.38% to 11.58%.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 8 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “In the 2031 segment 01.02.2031, 15.03.2031 and 15.05.2031 all traded between 11.38% to 11.58%”

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The evidence provided includes a general finance problem about a February 2031 bond and unrelated YouTube/Russian bond data, but does not confirm the specific yields for the 2031 segment mentioned in the claim.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The is the definite article in English. The, or THE, may also refer to:
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States of America is a federal republic consisting of 50 states and a federal district (Washington, D.C., the capital city of the United States). The U.S. also possesses five major territor…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_states_and_territories…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is th…
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Claim 2: “15.10.2034 traded higher at 12.12%”

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The evidence provided for this claim consists only of generic Wikipedia entries about the United States and the word 'The', which contain no financial data.

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Claim 3: “Overnight liquidity in the banking system expanded to Rs.218.0bn from Rs. 165.38bn recorded previously”

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A specific web search result directly confirms that overnight liquidity in Sri Lanka's banking system rose to LKR 218.0 billion from LKR 165.38 billion.

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web search NEUTRAL — Overnight liquidity in Sri Lanka’s banking system expanded sharply, rising to LKR 218.0 billion from LKR 165.38 billion in the previous session, a jump of roughly 32%.Key Numbers. Metric. Value. Overn…
https://srilankabiz.lk/banking-liquidity-expands-august-6-20…

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web search NEUTRAL — As Bloomberg reports, the People’s Bank of China said it conducted 300 billion yuan ($44 billion) of overnight reverse repo agreements in open market operations on Monday, according to a statement tha…
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/rate-chinas-new-overnight-…

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web search NEUTRAL — In the numeral system, million, billion, and trillion represent the following...
https://www.thoughtco.com/zeros-in-million-billion-trillion-…

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Claim 4: “at the long end of the curve 01.07.2037 was seen trading at 12.67%”

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The evidence provided consists of general definitions of 'yield' and does not contain any data regarding a bond maturing on 01.07.2037.

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web search NEUTRAL — In finance, the yield on a security is a measure of the ex-ante return to a holder of the security. It is one component of return on an investment, the other component being the change in the market p…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yield_(finance)

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web search NEUTRAL — This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Yield. If an internal link incorrectly led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yield

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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago · yield, submit, capitulate, succumb, relent, defer mean to give way to someone or something that one can no longer resist. yield may apply to any sort or degree of giving way before force,…
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yield

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Claim 5: “further along the curve 01.07.2030, 01.08.2030 and 15.10.2030 were seen changing hands within the 11.31%-11.38% range”

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Multiple sources provide conflicting data for the 01.08.2030 bond. One source quotes it at 11.50/55%, while another quotes it at 11.25/28%. The claim's range of 11.31%-11.38% is not explicitly confirmed by the provided evidence, and the 15.10.2030 bond is cited at 11.57%, which is outside the claimed range.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The is the definite article in English. The, or THE, may also refer to:
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Claim 6: “15.01.2033 and 01.11.2033 changed hands at 11.92% and 12.00% respectively”

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The evidence provided consists of general definitions of 'yield' from Wikipedia and Merriam-Webster, with no specific data on bonds maturing in 2033.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The is the definite article in English. The, or THE, may also refer to:
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Claim 7: “At the short end of the yield curve, 15.02.2028 and 15.03.2028 traded between 10.45% to 10.50%”

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The provided evidence consists of general US Treasury yield information and Wikipedia entries about the US and grammar, none of which mention the specific bonds maturing on 15.02.2028 and 15.03.2028 or their yields.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The is the definite article in English. The, or THE, may also refer to:
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Claim 8: “the LKR appreciated against the USD, standing at Rs. 335.60/USD, compared to Rs. 335.73/USD seen earlier”

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Web search results confirm that the USD/LKR exchange rate has moved within a range (334.68 to 336.31) that encompasses the figures mentioned (335.60 and 335.73), but no specific source confirms this exact movement from 335.73 to 335.60.

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web search NEUTRAL — Convert US Dollar to Sri Lankan Rupee. Rate information of USD/LKR currency pair.Over the last 30 days, USD to LKR moved between 334.68 and 336.31. The average was 335.79 with 0.14% volatility.
https://www.xe.com/currencyconverter/convert/?Amount=1&From=…

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web search NEUTRAL — What is the Sri Lankan Rupee to United States Dollar exchange rate today? Exchange rates change all the time.Will the Sri Lankan Rupee get stronger in 2026? The Sri Lankan Rupee (LKR) is expected to s…
https://www.transfergo.com/currency-converter/lkr-to-usd?amo…

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web search NEUTRAL — The value of 30 USD (United States Dollar) in LKR (Sri Lankan Rupee) today. Convert 30 USD to LKR with the online currency converter.
https://devbox.tools/utils/currency-converter/30-usd-lkr/

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