Call rates edge higher on steady demand in first half of reporting fortnight

04 Jul 2014 Evaluate

Interbank call rates were trading higher at 7.75%/7.80% against Thursday’s close of 7.00/7.05%, as demand remained somewhat higher in the first half of reporting cycle. In a related development, banks gave a muted response to the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) 4-day term reverse repo auction, a window from where the central bank borrows from banks to suck out excess liquidity, since banks having surplus funds did not want to block their money for four days towards the weekend.

It lent a meager Rs 200 crore compared to the total limit of Rs 20,000 crore slated for the auction. This was just 1% of the total amount, indicating their apathy to blocking money for four days at a weighted average rate of 7.99%.

The banks via Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) borrowed Rs 3400 crore via repo window and parked Rs 20710 crore via reverse repo window on July 3, 2014. Meanwhile, banks also borrowed Rs 19867 crore and parked Rs 372.34 crore via reverse repo window on July 2, 2014.

The overnight borrowing rates touched a high and low of 7.85% and 7.65% respectively.

According to the Clearing Corporation of India (CCIL), the weighted average rate (WAR) in the call money market was at 7.83% on Friday and total volume stood at Rs 23275.56 crore, so far.

As per CCIL data, WAR in the CBLO (Collateralized Borrowing and Lending Obligation) market was at 7.81% on Friday and total volume stood at Rs 40133.25 crore, so far.

The indicative call rates which closed 7.00/7.05% on Thursday 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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