Call rates stay below repo rate amidst comfortable liquidity situation

03 Sep 2014 Evaluate

Interbank call rates were trading higher at 7.25%/7.30%, from its previous close of 6.90%/7.00%, but way lower than repo level in absence of demand for funds from banks due to lower credit needs as banks already had covered for their mandated fortnightly requirements approaching the second week of reporting fortnight. Further, perceived comfortable liquidity situation after Reserve Bank of India notified to conduct a one day reverse repo variable rate auction for a notified amount of Rs 60,000 crore later in the day, also capped the uptick of overnight rates above repo level.

In the previous trading session, Reserve Bank conducted a one day reverse repo variable rate auction for a notified amount of Rs. 25,000 crore.

The banks via Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) borrowed Rs 534 crore through repo auction on September 03, 2014, while the banks via LAF borrowed Rs 22601 crore through repo auction and parked Rs 2416 crore via reverse repo window on September 02, 2014.

The overnight borrowing rates touched a high and low of 7.40% and 7.00% respectively.

According to the Clearing Corporation of India (CCIL), the weighted average rate (WAR) in the call money market was at 7.27% on Wednesday and total volume stood at Rs 30055.90 crore, so far.

As per CCIL data, WAR in the CBLO (Collateralized Borrowing and Lending Obligation) market was at 7.23% on Wednesday and total volume stood at Rs 35073.30 crore, so far.

The indicative call rates which closed 6.90/7.00% 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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