The gross official reserves were estimated at US dollars 6.7billion as at May 31, 2019. Weekly AWPR for the week ending June 7, 2019 decreased by 38 bps to 11.44% compared to the previous week. The reserve money increased compared to the previous week mainly due to the increase in currency in circulation and deposits held by the commercial banks.
The total outstanding market liquidity was a surplus of Rs. 44.49 billion by end of the week, compared to a surplus of Rs. 71.23 bn by the end of last week. By June 7, 2019, the All Share Price Index (ASPI) decreased by 0.24% to 5,298.2 points and the S&P SL 20 Index decreased by 0.40% to 2,459.9 points, compared to the previous week.