Call rates edge higher in holiday truncated week

14 Aug 2014 Evaluate

Interbank call rates were trading higher at 8.35%/8.40% against Wednesday’s close of 7.05%/7.10% and way higher than repo level of ‘8%’ on account of sustained demand from borrowing banks amidst tight liquidity in the banking system in the holiday shortened week. Money markets will remain close on Friday, i.e. August 15, on account of holiday in observance of Independence Day.

On an assessment of the prevailing liquidity conditions, the Reserve Bank of India conducted a one-day repo variable rate auction for a notified amount of Rs 5,000 crore on August 12, 2014 (Tuesday). As per the results, the repo auction was oversubscribed, with RBI receiving bids worth Rs 5006 crore as against offered Rs 5000 crore.

The banks via Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) borrowed Rs 20968 crore through repo auction on August 14, 2014, while the banks via LAF borrowed Rs 19355 through repo auction and parked Rs 6340 crore via three days reverse repo window on August 13, 2014.

The overnight borrowing rates touched a high and low of 8.40% and 8.20% respectively.

According to the Clearing Corporation of India (CCIL), the weighted average rate (WAR) in the call money market was at 8.17% on Thursday and total volume stood at Rs 23097.91 crore, so far.

As per CCIL data, WAR in the CBLO (Collateralized Borrowing and Lending Obligation) market was at 8.30% on Thursday and total volume stood at Rs 35261.40 crore, so far.

The indicative call rates which closed 7.05%/7.10% 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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