Interbank call money rates were trading at 9.30/9.40 percent higher from its Monday’s close of 8.40/8.50 percent, on strong demand with tight liquidity condition. However, Indian overnight cash rates fell on Monday as demand eased in the second week of the two-week reporting period, with banks borrowing a lower amount from the central bank’s repo counter. The demand typically wanes in the second week of the reporting period as most banks prefer to meet the bulk of their mandated reserve needs early on, to reduce exposure to any volatility in rates in the second week.
The banks via Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) borrowed Rs 1,16,015 crore through repo window on December 27, 2011. While, banks using LAF borrowed Rs 1,42,885 crore through repo window and parked Rs 1,520 via reverse repo window on December 26, 2011.
The overnight borrowing rates has touched a high of 9.00% and a low of 8.00%, so far.
According to the Clearing Corporation of India (CCIL), the weighted average rate (WAR) in the call money market was 8.87% on Monday and total volume stood at Rs 10,221.67, so far.
As per CCIL data, WAR in the CBLO (Collateralized Borrowing and Lending Obligation) market was 7.12% on Monday and total volume stood at Rs 35,068.30 crore, so far.
The indicative call rates which closed at 8.40/50% 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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