Call rates edge higher on penultimate session of holiday truncated reporting fortnight

24 Dec 2014 Evaluate

Interbank call rates were trading higher at 8.15%/8.20% than previous close of 8.00%/8.05% on Tuesday as demand remained steady on the penultimate session of holiday truncated reporting fortnight since banks borrowed funds to fulfill their mandated requirements in order to avoid volatility of rates on last session of reporting cycle. Money markets remain closed on December 25 on account of ‘Christmas’.

The banks via Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) borrowed Rs 18251 crore through two days repo auction on December 24, 2014, while banks via LAF facility borrowed Rs 20068 crore through repo window and parked Rs 2701 crore through reverse repo auction on December 23, 2014.

The overnight borrowing rates touched a high and low of 8.20% and 7.85% respectively.

According to the Clearing Corporation of India (CCIL), the weighted average rate (WAR) in the call money market was at 8.10% on Wednesday and total volume stood at Rs 20717.23 crore, so far.

As per CCIL data, WAR in the CBLO (Collateralized Borrowing and Lending Obligation) market was at 8.13% on Wednesday and total volume stood at Rs 37087.25 crore, so far.

The indicative call rates which closed at 8.00%/8.05% 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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