Call rates hover above psychological ‘9%’ mark on liquidity deficit

24 Jul 2014 Evaluate

Interbank call rates were trading unchanged at its four-month high level of 9% on Thursday, which is penultimate session of reporting fortnight on tight liquidity conditions as liquidity deficit is much higher than RBI's refinancing. Further, liquidity is expected to tighten more on account of outflows this week due to payments tied to states and the federal government's debt auctions. Reports estimate Liquidity deficit to be at Rs 1.4 lakh crore banking system.

The banks via Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) borrowed Rs 22589 crore via repo window on July 24, 2014. Meanwhile, banks also borrowed Rs 22178 crore through repo auction and parked Rs 725 crore via reverse repo window on July 23, 2014.

The overnight borrowing rates touched a high and low of 9.00% and 8.90% respectively.

According to the Clearing Corporation of India (CCIL), the weighted average rate (WAR) in the call money market was at 9.13% on Thursday and total volume stood at Rs 24797.19 crore, so far.

 As per CCIL data, WAR in the CBLO (Collateralized Borrowing and Lending Obligation) market was at 9.00% on Thursday and total volume stood at Rs 21884.95 crore, so far.

The indicative call rates which closed 9.00% on Wednesday 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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