Call rates edge higher as banks shore-up their books to guard against usual quarter-end volatility

24 Sep 2014 Evaluate

Interbank call rates were trading higher at 8.00%/8.05%, from its Tuesday’s close of 7.60%/7.65%, higher than the repo rate of 8% as demand remained in the first half of fresh reporting cycle since banks were shoring up their books to guard against usual quarter-end volatility. The rates could perk up substantially in the coming week since markets will be shut down for three days at the start of October.

Meanwhile, the Reserve Bank will conduct a one day reverse repo variable rate auction for a notified amount of Rs 8,000 crore on September 24, 2014, Wednesday. The auction will be conducted between 3.00 PM and 3.30 PM as per the revised guidelines on Term Repo Auctions issued on February 13, 2014.

The banks via Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) borrowed Rs 5789 crore through repo auction on September 24, 2014, while the banks via LAF borrowed Rs 7088 crore through repo auction and parked Rs 2936 crore via days reverse repo window on September 23, 2014.

The overnight borrowing rates touched a high and low of 8.10% and 7.90% respectively.

According to the Clearing Corporation of India (CCIL), the weighted average rate (WAR) in the call money market was at 8.03 % on Wednesday and total volume stood at Rs 32187.79 crore, so far.

As per CCIL data, WAR in the CBLO (Collateralized Borrowing and Lending Obligation) market was at 8.00% on Wednesday and total volume stood at Rs 37633.15 crore, so far.

The indicative call rates which closed 7.60%/7.65% 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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