Call rates trade higher on Wednesday

28 Dec 2011 Evaluate

Interbank call money rates were trading at 8.80/8.85 percent, higher from Tuesday’s close of 8.50/8.60 percent as banks rush to meet mandated reserve needs. Banks did not access the central bank's marginal standing facility on Tuesday, an indication of slight improvement in liquidity conditions. However, Indian overnight cash rates fell on Tuesday as early demand eased, with bank borrowings from the central bank’s repo counter falling for a second straight session, indicating some improvement in liquidity. Banks have faced tight cash conditions following heavy outflows toward advance tax payments by companies this month, which pushed up the call rate close to 10 percent and repo borrowing from the central bank to record levels of 1.733 trillion rupees ($32.76 billion) last week. The government, typically, infuses cash into the banking system in the form of payouts such as employee salaries and some subsidies.

The banks via Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) borrowed Rs 1,26,785 crore through repo window on December 28, 2011. While, banks using LAF borrowed Rs 1,16,015 crore through repo window on December 27, 2011.

The overnight borrowing rates has touched a high of 8.80% and a low of 8.50%, so far.

According to the Clearing Corporation of India (CCIL), the weighted average rate (WAR) in the call money market was 8.75% on Tuesday and total volume stood at Rs 8,330.84, on the same day.

As per CCIL data, WAR in the CBLO (Collateralized Borrowing and Lending Obligation) market was 8.57% on Tuesday and total volume stood at Rs 33,518.20 crore, on the same day.

The indicative call rates which closed at 8.50/60% 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 Bank, State Bank of India, Union Bank of India, ING Vysya Bank, BNP Paribas, HDFC Bank, P&S Bank. 

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