Call rates edge higher on demand; comfortable liquidity condition limits further uptrend

07 May 2014 Evaluate

Interbank call rates were trading higher at 7.95/8.00% versus Tuesday’s close of 7.25/7.35%, as demand remained higher in the first week of reporting fortnight. The rates are expected to remain around these levels for the week, as banks usually prefer to borrow their fortnightly requirements in the first half of reporting cycle, in order to avoid volatility of rates going further. Nevertheless, the prevailing comfortable liquidity situation has prevented call rates to move above the repo level.

The banks via Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) borrowed Rs 11768 crore through repo auction on May 07, 2014. It borrowed Rs 10862 crore via repo window and parked Rs 6365 crore via reverse repo window on May 6, 2014.

The overnight borrowing rates touched a high and low of 8.05% and 7.90% respectively.

According to the Clearing Corporation of India (CCIL), the weighted average rate (WAR) in the call money market was at 8.01% on Wednesday and total volume stood at Rs 25097.20 crore, so far.

As per CCIL data, WAR in the CBLO (Collateralized Borrowing and Lending Obligation) market was at 7.98% on Wednesday and total volume stood at Rs 32085.30 crore, so far.

The indicative call rates which closed 7.25/7.30% on Tuesday 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, so far.

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