Call rates little changed in the second week of the reporting fortnight

14 Jun 2011 Evaluate

The Inter-bank call money rates were little changed at 7.25/35% from its previous close of 7.25/30% as demand was stable in the second week of the reporting fortnight. Though the government spending has helped in easing the liquidity tightness, but the call rates are expected to shot up beyond 8% in the latter part of the week after the advance tax outflows and the central bank's policy review. Banks so far have borrowed Rs 1 crore from the central bank through the MSF on Friday for the first time since its launch in early May.

Banks via Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) borrowed Rs 33,300 crore through repo window and parked Rs 250 crore via reverse repo window on June 14, 2011. While, banks via Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) borrowed Rs 54,455 crore through repo window and Rs 15 crore via reverse repo window on June 13, 2011.

The overnight borrowing rates has touched a high of 7.40% and a low of 6.10%, so far.

According to the Clearing Corporation of India (CCIL), the weighted average rate (WAR) in the call money market was 7.29% on Monday and total volume stood at Rs 12,131 crore on the same day.

As per CCIL data, WAR in the CBLO (Collateralized Borrowing and Lending Obligation) market was 66.83% on Monday and total volume stood at Rs 57,097crore on the same day.

The indicative call rates which closed at 7.25/30% on Monday were contributions made from Andhra Bank, AXIS Bank, Bank of America, Bank of Baroda, Bank of India, Canara Bank, J P Morgan Chase, Citibank N.A., Corporation Bank, Credit Agricole Bank, Indusind Bank, ICICI Bank, ICICI Securities, IDBI Bank, Jammu and Kashmir Bank, Punjab National Bank, RBS, Societe Generale, Standard Chartered Bank, State Bank of India, Union Bank of India, ING Vysya Bank, BNP Paribas, HDFC Bank, P&S Bank

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