Call rates edge higher in holiday truncated week of reporting cycle

21 Oct 2014 Evaluate

Interbank call rates were trading higher at 8.70%/8.75% against Monday’s close of 8.85%/8.90% as banks prefered borrowing for their fortnightly requirements at the start of holiday truncated first week of reporting cycle. Money Markets remain shut for trade on October 23 and October 24 on account of Diwali Laxmi Pujan and Diwali Balipratipada. Meanwhile, the need for mantaining liquidity in the banking system in the run up to festive season also has been driving up interbank call rates.

The banks via Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) borrowed Rs 20958 crore through repo auction on October 21, 2014, while the banks via LAF borrowed Rs 9812 crore through repo auction and parked Rs 2694 crore via three days reverse repo window on October 20, 2014.

The overnight borrowing rates touched a high and low of 8.80% and 8.50% respectively.

According to the Clearing Corporation of India (CCIL), the weighted average rate (WAR) in the call money market was at 8.60 % on Tuesday and total volume stood at Rs 28140.08 crore, so far.

As per CCIL data, WAR in the CBLO (Collateralized Borrowing and Lending Obligation) market was at 8.47% on Tuesday and total volume stood at Rs 36349.95 crore, so far.

The indicative call rates which closed 8.85/8.90% 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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