Call rates skyrocket post RBI hiked the key policy rates

17 Jun 2011 Evaluate

The Inter-bank call money rates were at 7.55/65% from its previous close of 7.40/45% after India's central bank raised interest rates for the 10th time in just over a year on Thursday in order to combat stubbornly high inflation and also signaled more increases to come even as growth in Asia's third-largest economy is slowing down. It hiked repo rate and reverse repo rate by 25 basis points each to 7.50% and 6.50% respectively. Further, the call rates also edged up due to tightened liquidity condition following corporates' advancement tax payments.

Banks via Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) borrowed Rs 86,395 crore through repo window and parked Rs 925 crore using the reverse repo window on June 17, 2011. While, Banks via Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) borrowed Rs 84,775 crore through repo window on June 16, 2011.

The overnight borrowing rates has touched a high of 7.75% and a low of 6.15%, so far.

According to the Clearing Corporation of India (CCIL), the weighted average rate (WAR) in the call money market was 7.43% on Thursday and total volume stood at Rs 15,439 crore on the same day.

As per CCIL data, WAR in the CBLO (Collateralized Borrowing and Lending Obligation) market was 7.21% on Thursday and total volume stood at Rs 49,171 crore on the same day.

The indicative call rates which closed at 7.4/45% 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 Bank, State Bank of India, Union Bank of India, ING Vysya Bank, BNP Paribas, HDFC Bank, P&S Bank.

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