Call rates edge higher in holiday truncated first week of reporting cycle

27 Aug 2014 Evaluate

Interbank call rates were trading higher at 7.95/8.00% from its previous close of 7.00/7.05% on Tuesday as banks continued to borrow in the holiday truncated first week of reporting cycle, in order to avoid volatility of rates going further in the session. However, comfortable liquidity conditions kept a lid on further uptrend of overnight rates, which were trading in-line with repo level. Money markets will remain closed on Friday on account of ‘Ganesh Chaturthi’.

The banks via Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) borrowed Rs 8118 crore through repo auction on August 27, 2014, while the banks via LAF borrowed Rs 16160 crore through repo auction and parked Rs 12644 crore via reverse repo window on August 26, 2014.

The overnight borrowing rates touched a high and low of 8.05% and 7.75% respectively.

According to the Clearing Corporation of India (CCIL), the weighted average rate (WAR) in the call money market was at 7.98% on Wednesday and total volume stood at Rs 23295.28 crore, so far.

As per CCIL data, WAR in the CBLO (Collateralized Borrowing and Lending Obligation) market was at 7.94% on Wednesday and total volume stood at Rs 41838.65 crore, so far.

The indicative call rates which closed 7.00/7.05% on Tuesday 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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