Call rates edge higher in the holiday truncated reporting fortnight

30 Sep 2014 Evaluate

Interbank call rates were trading higher at 8.35/40% from its previous close of 7.60/7.70% and also the repo rate of 8% on Tuesday as banks scrambled to fulfill their fortnightly requirements in the holiday truncated week, which marks the end of the current reporting cycle. The rates also edged higher witnessing the usual quarter-end volatility. Money markets remain close on October 2, 3 on account of ‘Mahatma Gandhi Jayanthi’ and ‘Dussehra’.

Meanwhile, in related development, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), in its fourth bimonthly monetary policy review, as widely expected, kept its key policy repo rate unchanged at 8%. Consequent to which the reverse repo rate under the LAF stood unchanged at 7.0%, and the marginal standing facility (MSF) rate and the Bank Rate at 9.0% respectively

The banks via Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) borrowed Rs 8523 crore through repo auction on September 30, 2014, while the banks via LAF borrowed Rs 8351 crore through repo auction and parked Rs 16691 crore via reverse repo window on September 29, 2014.

The overnight borrowing rates touched a high and low of 8.35% and 7.85% respectively.

According to the Clearing Corporation of India (CCIL), the weighted average rate (WAR) in the call money market was at 8.08% on Tuesday and total volume stood at Rs 31463.49 crore, so far.

As per CCIL data, WAR in the CBLO (Collateralized Borrowing and Lending Obligation) market was at 8.09% on Tuesday and total volume stood at Rs 29592.00 crore, so far.

The indicative call rates which closed 7.60/7.70% on Monday 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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