Call rates edge higher on incremental demand by banks on reporting Friday

11 Jul 2014 Evaluate

Interbank call rates were trading higher at 8.90/8.95% versus Thursday's close of 8.20/8.30%, as select banks scrambled to fulfill their fortnightly requirements on last trading session of reporting cycle amidst right liquidity conditions, with reporting suggested of around $500 billion outflows in the week on account of monthly tax payments and payments tied to Friday's auction

The banks via Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) borrowed Rs 6193 crore via repo window on July 11, 2014. Meanwhile, banks also borrowed Rs 21965 crore through repo auction and parked Rs 3038 crore via reverse repo window on July 10, 2014.

The overnight borrowing rates touched a high and low of 9.00% and 8.75% respectively.

According to the Clearing Corporation of India (CCIL), the weighted average rate (WAR) in the call money market was at 9.00% on Friday and total volume stood at Rs 30984.34 crore, so far.

As per CCIL data, WAR in the CBLO (Collateralized Borrowing and Lending Obligation) market was at 8.64% on Friday and total volume stood at Rs 18349.75 crore, so far.

The indicative call rates which closed 8.20/8.30% 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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