Call rates creep up at the start of fresh reporting cycle

28 Jul 2014 Evaluate

Interbank call rates were trading little changed at 8.00/9.00% compared with Friday's close of 8.40/8.45%, way higher than repo rate of 8% as banks scrambled to fulfill their fortnightly requirements at the start of reporting cycle amidst tight liquidity situation even as RBI sold seven-day, 14-day term repos to inject a total of Rs 71,500 crore into the banking system.

The banks via Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) borrowed Rs 20713 crore via repo window on July 28, 2014. Meanwhile, banks also borrowed Rs 10140 crore through 3 days repo auction and parked Rs 3335 crore via 3 days reverse repo window on July 25, 2014.

The overnight borrowing rates touched a high and low of 9.00% and 8.50% respectively.

According to the Clearing Corporation of India (CCIL), the weighted average rate (WAR) in the call money market was at 8.99% on Monday and total volume stood at Rs 27468.16 crore, so far.

As per CCIL data, WAR in the CBLO (Collateralized Borrowing and Lending Obligation) market was at 8.93% on Monday and total volume stood at Rs 62555.20 crore, so far.

The indicative call rates which closed 8.40/8.45% on Friday 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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